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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Benjamin KIGEN

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    05 JUL 1993     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14590800
Benjamin Kigen in the steeplechase at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 3000mSC 4 1393
Men's Overall Ranking 40 1393

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 3000mSC 2 for 4 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 26 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:57.51 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 06 FEB 2021 823
800 Metres 1:52.0h * Bondo (KEN) 20 FEB 2016 970
1500 Metres 3:36.36 Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) 14 JUL 2017 1156
3000 Metres 7:54.02 Baie Mahault (FRA) 12 MAY 2018 1091
5000 Metres 14:06.2h Nairobi (KEN) 16 MAY 2013 979
2000 Metres Steeplechase 5:18.67 Andújar (ESP) 02 JUN 2017 1191
3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:05.12 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 12 JUL 2019 1234

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:40.92 Val-de-Reuil (FRA) 27 JAN 2018 1144
3000 Metres 7:44.77 Ostrava (CZE) 25 JAN 2018 1171

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:57.51 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 06 FEB 2021 823
1500 Metres 3:46.1h Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 27 FEB 2021 1026
3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:34.4h Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 13 MAR 2021 1103

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 1:57.51 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 06 FEB 2021

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 3:46.1h Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 27 FEB 2021
2017 3:36.36 Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) 14 JUL 2017
2016 3:47.3h Thika (KEN) 06 MAR 2016

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 7:54.02 Baie Mahault (FRA) 12 MAY 2018

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2013 14:06.2h Nairobi (KEN) 16 MAY 2013

Outdoor

2000 Metres Steeplechase

Performance Place Date
2017 5:18.67 Andújar (ESP) 02 JUN 2017

Outdoor

3000 Metres Steeplechase

Performance Place Date
2021 8:34.4h Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 13 MAR 2021
2020 8:55.28 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 03 OCT 2020
2019 8:05.12 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 12 JUL 2019
2018 8:06.19 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018
2017 8:11.38 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 21 JUL 2017

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017/18 3:40.92 Val-de-Reuil (FRA) 27 JAN 2018

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019/20 7:51.13 Gallur, Madrid (ESP) 21 FEB 2020
2017/18 7:44.77 Ostrava (CZE) 25 JAN 2018

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:06.95 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 04 OCT 2019

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:12.39 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 26 AUG 2019

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:06.13 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:06.19 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:09.07 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2018

Honours - World Military Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:24.50 Five Rings Sports Center, Wuhan (CHN) 24 OCT 2019

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:33.06 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 21 AUG 2019
Results in:

800 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
06 FEB 2021 3rd AK Relay Series, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN F F2 11. 1:57.51

1500 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
27 FEB 2021 1st Weekend Meeting, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN F H2 2. 3:46.1h
28 FEB 2021 1st Weekend Meeting, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN F F 11. 3:50.3h

3000 Metres Steeplechase

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
13 MAR 2021 2nd AK Weekend Meeting, Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi KENKEN F F 1. 8:34.4h

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