Abel Kipsang
Kipsang in 2022
Personal information
Full nameAbel Kipsang Bele
NationalityKenyan
Born (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Port Louis1500 m

Abel Kipsang Bele (born 22 November 1996)[1] is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He placed fourth in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kipsang won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Career

Abel Kipsang gained his first experience at international championships at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, where he finished fourth over the 800 metres in a time of 1:45.43 minutes.

He set a personal best in the 1500 metres of 3:32.6 in Marseille on 9 June 2021, before finishing third on 19 June at the Kenyan Olympic trials to secure his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2] His mark from Marseille placed him in the top 10 worldwide.[3] At the Tokyo Games on 5 August, Kipsang set a new Olympic record in the semifinals of the 1500 m with a time of 3:31.65, further improving his personal best.[4] This record was later broken by Jakob Ingebrigtsen who ran 3:28.32 in the final, where Kipsang set a new personal best of 3:29.56 for fourth. Timothy Cheruiyot clinched silver in 3:29.01 while Josh Kerr was third clocking 3:29.05.

In 2022, he became World Indoor Championship bronze medallist in Belgrade, setting a personal best of 3:33.36 and finishing behind Samuel Tefera (3:32.77) and Ingebrigtsen (3:33.02).[5]

Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he finished fourth overall.[6]

Competition record

Representing  Kenya
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 4th 800 m 1:45.43
11th (h) 4x100 m relay 41.28
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 1500 m 3:29.56
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 1500 m i 3:33.36 PB
African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st 1500 m 3:36.57
World Championships Eugene, United States 7th 1500 m 3:31.21
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 1500 m 3:29.89

References

  1. ↑ "Abel KIPSANG | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
  2. ↑ "Cheruiyot and Kipruto miss out on Kenyan Olympic team". Inside the Games. June 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "1500 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2021". www.worldathletics.org.
  4. ↑ "Athletics - Semi-Final 2 Results (Tokyo 2020)". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  5. ↑ Crumley, Euan (2022-03-21). "Tefera turns the tables on Ingebrigtsen". AW. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Men's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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