Albert Rop

Albert Kibichii Rop (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenya athlete specialising in the long-distance events.[2] He represents Bahrain in international competitions. In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres Asian record of 12:51.96.

Albert Rop
Rop at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born17 July 1992 (1992-07-17) (age 28)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500–5000 m

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Bahrain
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 5000 m 13:52.54
2014 Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 4th 5000 m 13:36.62[3]
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 5000 m 13:28.08
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 2nd 5000 m 13:18.55
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd 5000 m 13:35.26
World Championships Beijing, China 11th 5000 m 14:00.12
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 3000 m 7:40.27
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 5000 m 13:08.79
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (h) 5000 m 13:32.40
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 5000 m 13:43.76
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 2nd 5000 m 13:35.79
1st 10,000 m 28:21.08
Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 5000 m 13:37.57

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References

  1. Albert Kibichii Rop Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Albert Rop at World Athletics
  3. Representing Asia-Pacific


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