Benjamin Kigen
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| File:Benjamin Kigen (KEN).jpg Kigen in Madrid in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | July 5, 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 3000 m steeplechase |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
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| Personal best | 8:05.12 (Monaco 2019) |
Benjamin Kigen (born July 5, 1993) is a Kenyan athlete who competes primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kigen took gold at the 2019 All-Africa Games.
He is from Baringo County, Kenya and trains with Amos Kirui under coach Isaac Rono.[1]
Kigen won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2018 Prefontaine Classic, beating 2017 world champion Conseslus Kipruto and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Evan Jager with a 57.89 second last lap.[2]
He qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[3] where he won the bronze medal in his specialist event with a time of 8:11.45, behind Soufiane El Bakkali (8:08.90) and Lamecha Girma (8:10.38).[4]
His personal best is 8:05.12 (Monaco 2019).
Achievements
[edit | edit source]International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 3000 m st. | 8:12.39 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 3000 m st. | 8:06.95 | |
| Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 1st | 3000 m st. | 8:24.50 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 3000 m st. | 8:11.45 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 6th | 3000 m st. | 8:38.83 |
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 19th (h) | 3000 m st. | 8:22.52 |
Circuit wins and titles, National championships
[edit | edit source]- Diamond League champion 3000 m steeplechase: File:Diamond blue.svg 2021[5]
- 3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
Personal bests
[edit | edit source]- 800 metres – 1:57.51 (Nairobi 2021)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.36 (Madrid 2017)
- 3000 metres – 7:54.02 (Baie-Mahault 2018)
- 5000 metres – 14:02.78 (Nairobi 2022)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:05.12 (Monaco 2019)
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External links
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Kenyan men steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- African Games gold medalists for Kenya
- Sportspeople from Baringo County
- African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Diamond League winners
- Military World Games gold medalists for Kenya
- Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen