Albert Kibichii Rop

Albert Kibichii Rop

Rop at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born 17 July 1992 (1992-07-17) (age 24)
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500–5000 m

Albert Kibichii Rop (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete specialising in the long-distance events.[2] In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres Asian record of 12:51.96.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bahrain
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 5000 m 13:52.54
2014 Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 4th 5000 m 13:36.62[3]
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 5000 m 13:28.08
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 2nd 5000 m 13:18.55
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd 5000 m 13:35.26
World Championships Beijing, China 11th 5000 m 14:00.12
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 3000 m 7:40.27
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 5000 m 13:08.79

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  2. Albert Kibichii Rop profile at IAAF
  3. Representing Asia-Pacific


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