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Faith Kipyegon was the eighth of nine children growing up on a farm in a village near Keringet, Nakuru County in the Kenyan Rift Valley. She comes from a Kalenjin tribe. Her elder sister and former training partner Beatrice Mutai is a 10 km and half marathon specialist. Her father Samuel Kipyegon Koech was a 400 m and 800 m runner in his youth ...
- Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon
- 42 kg (93 lb)
- 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Jan 10, 1994 · Faith KIPYEGON is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in middle-distance events. She is a two-time Olympic champion, a four-time world champion, and a five-time Diamond League winner in the 1500m and 5000m.
Jul 22, 2023 · Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon smashed the women’s mile world record by almost five seconds at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday.. The 29-year-old completed the race in 4:07.64, beating the previous ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about the achievements of Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon, who won the World Athletes of the Year awards in 2023 after breaking the world records for 1500m and 5000m in 2023. Find out how she started her season, competed in the Diamond League, won the World Championships and the World Athletics Road Running Championships, and what she plans for the future.
Jul 26, 2023 · Learn about Faith Kipyegon's journey from running barefoot to breaking three world records and winning two Olympic gold medals in the 1500m. She will compete in both the 1500m and 5000m events at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, aiming for a possible double gold.
Sep 7, 2022 · When Faith Kipyegon crossed the finish line at the athletics' Monaco Diamond League event on 10 August, she lay down on the track exhausted and panting. She felt thankful and relieved. For a moment the double Olympic and world champion believed she had finally become the fastest woman in history in the 1500m, one of her lifelong goals.
Dec 18, 2021 · Faith Kipyegon is the only Kenyan female to have ever won back-to-back Olympic golds in 1500m, and the third athlete to retain an Olympic title after becoming a mother. She is a rare runner who has won every world title in the distance, and a rare person who has not covered up her stretch marks when competing. She is also a rare person who has a daughter named Alyn and a coach who calls her a "little superstar".
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