Jacob Krop (born 4 June 2001) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and bronze at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
At age 17, Krop was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2019 African Under-20 Championships.
Career In April 2019, 17-year-old Jacob Krop ran a new personal best in the 5000 metres of 13:14.44 to take the silver medal at the African U20 Championships in Athletics in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. After placing fourth in the event at the Kenyan Trials, he qualified for the Doha World Championships in Qatar as first and second runner did not comply with the AIU anti-doping rules. He finished sixth in Doha with a new personal best of 13:03.08.
Krop competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 5000 m event and won the silver medal in a time of 13:09.98.
Achievements International competitions 2019African U18/U20 Championships, U20 eventsAbidjan, Ivory Coast2nd5000 m13:14.44World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th5000 m13:03.08 2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5th3000 m7:43.26World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States2nd5000 m13:09.98Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, United Kingdom3rd5000 m13:08.482023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd5000 m13:12.282024Olympic GamesParis, France10th5000 m13:18.682025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan14th (h)5000 m13:28.732026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland4th3000 m7:36.76World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary10th5000 m13:06.62
Circuit wins Diamond League 2022: Brussels Memorial Van Damme (5000 m, )
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