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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Purity KIRUI

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    13 AUG 1991     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14334458
Kenyan steeplechaser Purity Kirui (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's 3000mSC 15 for 2 weeks
Women's Overall Ranking 265 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 2:12.62 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 28 FEB 2021 947
800 Metres 2:06.8h * Nairobi (KEN) 18 MAY 2017 1044
5000 Metres 16:13.42 Belém (BRA) 15 MAY 2011 1025
3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:17.74 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1199

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 2:12.62 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 28 FEB 2021 947
3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:50.6h Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 27 FEB 2021 1118

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 2:12.62 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 28 FEB 2021

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011 16:13.42 Belém (BRA) 15 MAY 2011

Outdoor

3000 Metres Steeplechase

Performance Place Date
2021 9:50.6h Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 27 FEB 2021
2018 9:21.34 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 12 MAY 2018
2017 9:20.07 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2017
2016 9:22.47 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 14 MAY 2016
2015 9:17.74 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
2014 9:23.43 Icahn Stadium (Fordham), New York, NY (USA) 14 JUN 2014
2013 9:19.42 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013
2012 9:35.61 Huelva (ESP) 07 JUN 2012
2011 9:37.85 Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE) 13 JUN 2011
2010 9:36.34 Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton (CAN) 22 JUL 2010
2009 10:05.1h Kakamega (KEN) 18 APR 2009
2008 10:30.97 Nairobi (KEN) 05 JUL 2008

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:36.34 Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton (CAN) 22 JUL 2010

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:50.87 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 14 AUG 2014

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:52.54 Brazzaville (CGO) 15 SEP 2015

Honours - Commonwealth Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:30.96 Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 30 JUL 2014
3. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:25.74 Gold Coast (AUS) 11 APR 2018

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 9:43.38 Nairobi (KEN) 07 JUN 2014
Results in:

800 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
28 FEB 2021 1st Weekend Meeting, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN F H1 4. 2:12.62

3000 Metres Steeplechase

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
27 FEB 2021 1st Weekend Meeting, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN F F 1. 9:50.6h

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