Abraham Kibiwot (born 4 June 1996) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He won bronze medals in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Championships, and 2016 African Championships. His personal best is 8:05.51 minutes, set in 2023.
Career Kibiwot made his international debut at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships, taking fifth in the 2000 m steeplechase event.31/03/2013 Full results of the 1st African Youth Championships. WebCAA. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
He raised his profile in 2015 first by winning the Kenyan junior trials and the gold medal at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships, seeing off Ethiopia's reigning Youth Olympic champion Wogene Sebisibe Sidamo in Addis Ababa.Negash, Elshadai (2015-03-07). Hamza and Cheptegei highlight opening days of African Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.Kibiwot bags gold in Junior Championships in Addis. Nation (2016-03-06). Retrieved on 2016-09-11. Kibiwot capped that season with a personal best of 8:22.10 at the London Diamond League meet and ranked as the second-fastest under-20 athlete that year behind another Kenyan, Nicholas Kiptanui Bett.u20 outdoor 2015 3000 Metres Steeplechase men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
Kibiwot made his breakthrough into the senior ranks in the 2016 season. That year he was prominent on the 2016 Diamond League, starting with a personal best of 8:09.25 to place third in Doha. He finished second behind Ezekiel Kemboi in Beijing and won his first race at Athletissima in Lausanne.Mutuota, Mutwiri (2016-05-06). Kiprop, Kipruto sparkle in Doha IAAF DL opener. CitizenTV. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.Johnson, Len (2016-05-18). Ghazal surprises with high jump world lead in Beijing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.Ramsak, Bob (2016-08-25). Souleiman sets 1000m series record in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11. He also took fifth place at the Herculis and Memorial Van Damme meets.senior outdoor 2016 3000 Metres Steeplechase men . IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11. Kibiwot ran at the 2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials but withdrew from the final.2016 Kenyan Olympic Trials Results. Let's Run (2016-07-01). Retrieved on 2016-09-11. He was selected for the 2016 African Championships in Athletics, where he won his first major medal – a bronze behind Ethiopia's Chala Beyo and Tolosa Nurgi.Botton, Wesley (2016-06-24). Semenya wins 1500m at African Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kibiwot earned a bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase. At 8:06.47, he finished six hundredths of a second behind American Kenneth Rooks.
Personal bests 3000 metres – 7:56.05 (2021) 5000 metres – 14:10.8 (2015) 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:53.90 (2013) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:05.51 (2023)
Information from All-Athletics profileAbraham Kibiwot . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
International competitions 2013African Youth ChampionshipsWarri, Nigeria5th2000 m s'chase5:53.902015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia1st3000 m s'chase8:47.432016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa3rd3000 m s'chase8:24.192018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia2nd3000 m s'chase8:10.622019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th3000 m s'chase8:08.522021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10th3000 m s'chase8:19.412022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States5th3000 m s'chase8:28.952023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd3000 m s'chase8:11.982024Olympic GamesSaint Denis, France3rd3000 m s'chase8:06.47
Circuit wins Athletissima: 2016
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