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Date and place of birth:
September 12, 1996 - Kapchorwa - UGANDA
Height: 1m67
Athletics: 5.000m, 10.000m and half marathon
National selection:
KENYA
Club: NN Running Team
Coach: Addy Ruiter
2020:
World record - 5 KM on road - Monaco
World Record - 5.000 m - Herculis Meeting - Monaco
World record - 10.000 m - Valencia (Spain)
2019:
Gold medalist - 10.000 m - World Athletics Championships - Doha (Qatar)
Winner - 5.000 m - Diamond League - Zurich (Switzerland)
Gold medalist - Cross Country - World Championships - Aarhus (Denmark)
2018:
Gold medalist - 5.000 m - Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast (Australia)
Gold medalist - 10.000 m - Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast (Australia)
2017:
Team Bronze Medalist - Cross Country - Kampala (Uganda)
Silver medalist - 10.000 m - World Championships - London (United Kingdom)
2015:
Gold medalist - 10,000m - African Junior Championships - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
2014:
Gold medalist - 10.000 m - World Championships - Eugene (USA)
2020:
Finalist - World Athletics Awards Athlete of the Year
2019:
Finalist - World Athletics Awards Athlete of the Year
