Kenya at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

Kenya at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
WA code	KEN
Website	www.athleticskenya.or.ke
in Doha
Competitors	45 in 20 events
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 4 Total 11
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Kenya competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019.^[1] The country finished in 2nd place in the medal table.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Ruth Chepngetich	Women's marathon	September 27
Gold	Beatrice Chepkoech	Women's Steeplechase	September 30
Gold	Conseslus Kipruto	Men's steeplechase	October 4
Gold	Hellen Obiri	Women's 5000 metres	October 5
Gold	Timothy Cheruiyot	Men's 1500 metres	October 6
Silver	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Women's 5000 metres	October 5
Silver	Faith Kipyegon	Women's 1500 metres	October 5
Bronze	Agnes Tirop	Women's 10,000 metres	September 28
Bronze	Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich	Men's 800 metres	October 1
Bronze	Amos Kipruto	Men's marathon	October 5
Bronze	Rhonex Kipruto	Men's 10,000 metres	October 6

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Emmanuel Korir	400 metres	—		45.08	4 Q	44.37	4 Q	44.94	6
Alphas Kishoyian				45.65	17 q	45.55	21	Did not advance
Emmanuel Korir	800 metres	—		1:45.16	1 Q	1:45.19	8	Did not advance
Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich				1:45.98	10 Q	1:44.20	2 Q	1:43.82
Ngeno Kipngetich				1:46.07	13 Q	1:43.82	20	Did not advance
Timothy Cheruiyot	1500 metres	—		3:36.82	9 Q	3:36.53	2 Q	3:29.26
Kumari Taki				3:37.98	26	Did not advance
Ronald Kwemoi				3:36.66	7 q	3:36.53	3 Q	3:32.72	7 SB
George Manangoi				3:38.39	28	Did not advance
Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich				3:45.19	39	Did not advance
Nicholas Kimeli	5000 metres	—		13:20.82 Q	5	—		13:05.27	8
Jacob Krop				13:24.94 Q	10			13:03.08	6 PB
Rodgers Kwemoi	10,000 metres	—						26:55.36 PB	4
Rhonex Kipruto								26:50.32
Alex Korio								27:28.74 PB	11
Amos Kipruto	Marathon	—						2:10:51
Geoffrey Kirui								2:13:54 SB	14
Laban Korir								2:12:38	11
Leonard Kipkemoi Bett	3000 metres steeplechase	—		8:13.07	3 Q	—		8:10.64	9
Abraham Kibiwott				8:18.46	8 Q	8:08.52	7
Benjamin Kigen				8:19.44	12 Q	8:06.95	6
Conseslus Kipruto				8:19.20	11 Q	8:01.35 WL
Samuel Gathimba	20 kilometres walk	—						1:40:45	33

Field events

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mary Moraa	400 metres	51.85	22 Q	52.11	18	Did not advance
Hellen Syombua		57.07	45	Did not advance
Eunice Jepkoech Sum	800 metres	2:02.17	13 q	2:00.10	4 Q	1:59:71	5
Winny Chebet	1500 metres	4:08.36	20 Q	4:01.14	5 Q	3:58.20 PB	7
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon		4:03.93	2 Q	4:14.98	15 Q	3:54.22 NR
Hellen Obiri	5000 metres	14:52.13	1 Q	—		14:26.72 CR
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi		15:01.58	7 Q			14:27.49 PB
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk		15:02.03	8 Q			14:36.05 PB	5
Rosemary Wanjiru	10,000 metres	—				30:35.75 PB	4
Hellen Obiri						30:35.82 PB	5
Agnes Jebet Tirop						30:25.20 PB
Ruth Chepngetich	Marathon	—				2:32:43
Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat						2:35:36 SB	4
Visiline Jepkesho						2:46:38	15
Beatrice Chepkoech	3000 metres steeplechase	9:18.01	1 Q	—		8:57.84 CR
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol		9:24.22	7 Q	DNF	—
Hyvin Jepkemoi		9:29.15	12 Q	9:13.53	8
Fancy Cherono		9:32.34	18	Did not advance

Mixed

Track and road events

References