Faith Kipyegon
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1994 (30 years old)
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Bomet, KenyaPosition
Middle Distance Runner
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Black
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1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
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42 kg (93 lb)
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Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Kipyegon is the current world record holder for the 1,500 metres and mile, set in 2024 and 2023 respectively, and the former world record holder for the 5,000 metres. Kipyegon won a gold medal each at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 1,500 m. She also won a gold medal in the 1,500 m at the 2017, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships and in the 5,000 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
As a junior, Kipyegon won gold medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Cross Country Championships and in the 1500 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Kipyegon was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.
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 World Record in 1500 metres Women 2024-07-07 | World Record in 1500 metres Women 2023-06-02 |  Olympic Record in 1500 metres Women 2021-08-06 |
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