Albert Rop

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Albert Rop
Albert Kibichii Rop Rio 2016.jpg
Rop at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born17 July 1992 (1992-07-17) (age 32)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500–5000 m

Albert Kibichii Rop (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the long-distance events. [2] He represents Bahrain in international competitions. In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres Asian record of 12:51.96.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 1st5000 m13:52.54
2014 Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 4th5000 m 13:36.62 [3]
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd5000 m 13:28.08
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 2nd5000 m13:18.55
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd5000 m 13:35.26
World Championships Beijing, China 11th5000 m 14:00.12
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st5000 m 13:23.70
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd3000 m 7:40.27
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th5000 m 13:08.79
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (h)5000 m 13:32.40
2018 West Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st5000 m13:42.94
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd5000 m 13:43.76
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 2nd5000 m13:35.79
1st10,000 m28:21.08
Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd5000 m 13:37.57
2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 1st5000 m13:44.70
1st10,000 m29:15.97
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 7th5000 m 14:02.09
5th10,000 m 28:45.66

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References

  1. Albert Kibichii Rop Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  2. Albert Rop at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Representing Asia-Pacific