Isaac Kimeli
Kimeli in 2013
Personal information
NationalityKenyan-Belgian
Born (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994
Uasin Gishu County, Kenya[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-, Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Belgium
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Toruń3000 m
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Tallinn5000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 ChiaU23 men
Silver medal – second place2013 BelgradeJunior men
Silver medal – second place2018 TilburgSenior men
Silver medal – second place2019 LisbonSenior team
Bronze medal – third place2022 TurinSenior men

Isaac Kimeli (born 9 March 1994[2] in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya) is a Kenyan born Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the European Indoor Championships.[3] Kimeli earned a silver in the 5000 metres at the European U23 Championships. He took four individual medals at the European Cross Country Championships.[4]

Kimeli won one Diamond League meeting, securing victory in the 5000 m at the 2019 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels (promotional event) with a personal best of 13:13.02.[2]

Achievements

Competition record

Representing  Belgium
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2011 European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 9th 1500 m 3:58.80
2012 European Cross Country Championships Szentendre, Hungary 6th XC 6.025 km U20 19:00
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 30th XC 8 km U20 23:15
European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd XC 6.025 km U20 17:51
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 19th (h) 1500 m 3:41.96
European Cross Country Championships Samokov, Bulgaria 20th XC 7.782 km U23 26:20
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 5000 m 13:54.33
European Cross Country Championships Hyères, France 38th XC 8.087 km U23 24:27
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th 1500 m 3:47.92
European Cross Country Championships Chia, Italy 1st XC 7.97 km U23 22:48
2017 World Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda – XC 9.858 km DNF
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (h) 1500 m 3:42.77
– (f) 5000 m DQ
European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 2nd XC 10.3 km 28:52
2019 European Team Championships First League Sandnes, Norway 1st 3000 m 8:09.09
World Championships Doha, Qatar 18th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.50
14th 5000 m 13:44.29
European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 7th XC 10.3 km 30:46
2nd Team 38 pts
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 3000 m 7:49.41
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 32nd (h) 5000 m 13:57.36
18th 10,000 m 28:31.91
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia – (f) 3000 m DNS
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 10th 10,000 m 27:43.50 SB
European Championships Munich, Germany 11th 5000 m 13:33.39
– (f) 10,000 m DNF
European Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 3rd XC 9.572 km 29:45
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th 10,000 m 28:20.77

National titles

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. 1 2 "Isaac Kimeli Palmares". Vlaamse Atletiek Liga (in Dutch). Vlaamse Atletiek Liga. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Isaac KIMELI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kimeli doet er nog een Belgische medaille bij op EK indoor: zilver op 3.000 meter" (in Dutch). Sporza. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Isaac Kimeli vice-champion d'Europe de cross-country" (in French). 7sur7. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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