Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
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WA code	KEN
in Tokyo, Japan September 13-21, 2025
Competitors	62 (38 men and 24 women)
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 7 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 11
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Kenya competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 21 September 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3]} .

Medallists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Beatrice Chebet	Women's 10,000 metres	13 September
Gold	Peres Jepchirchir	Women's marathon	14 September
Gold	Faith Kipyegon	Women's 1500 metres	16 September
Gold	Faith Cherotich	Women's 3000 metres steeplechase	17 September
Gold	Beatrice Chebet	Women's 5000 metres	20 September
Gold	Emmanuel Wanyonyi	Men's 800 metres	20 September
Gold	Lilian Odira	Women's 800 metres	21 September
Silver	Dorcus Ewoi	Women's 1500 metres	16 September
Silver	Faith Kipyegon	Women's 5000 metres	20 September
Bronze	Edmund Serem	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	15 September
Bronze	Reynold Cheruiyot	Men's 1500 metres	17 September

Results

Key

• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Season best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ferdinand Omanyala	100 metres	10.12	3 Q	10.09	5	Did not advance
Kevin Kipkorir	400 metres	45.39	6	Did not advance
George Mutinda		45.07	5	Did not advance
Brian Tinega		45.13	6	Did not advance
Nicholas Kebenei	800 metres	1:44.91	4 q	1:49.54	8	Did not advance
Ngeno Kipngetich		1:45.37	6	Did not advance
Kelvin Loti		1:45.35	2 Q	1:44.82	7	Did not advance
Emmanuel Wanyonyi		1:45.05	1 Q	1:43.47	2 Q	1:41.86 CR
Reynold Cheruiyot	1500 metres	3:41.17	4 Q	3:36.64	1 Q	3:34.25
Timothy Cheruiyot		3:42.20	4 Q	3:35.61	4 Q	3:34.50	4
Phanuel Koech		3:42.77	12	Did not advance
Cornelius Kemboi	5000 metres	13:45.79	12	—	Did not advance
Mathew Kipsang		13:13.33	2 Q	—	13:03.67	11
Jacob Krop		13:28.73	14	—	Did not advance
Ishmael Kipkurui	10,000 metres	—	28:56.48	4
Benson Kiplangat		—	Did not finish
Edwin Kurgat		—	28:57.83	7
Kennedy Kimutai	Marathon	—	2:11:45	16
Hillary Kipkoech		—	DNF
Vincent Kipkemoi		—	2:13:38	22
Wiseman Mukhobe	400 metres hurdles	48.27 PB	5 q	48.65	6	Did not advance
Abraham Kibiwot	3000 metres steeplechase	8:27.84	5 Q	—	Did not finish
Simon Koech		8:31.80	7	—	Did not advance
Edmund Serem		8:29.97	1 Q	—	8:34.56
Meshack Kitsubuli Babu  [ de ] Boniface Mweresa Mark Odhiambo Steve Odhiambo Onyango	4 × 100 metres relay	38.56	6	—	Did not advance
David Kapirante Kevin Kipkorir Dennis Masika Mulongo George Mutinda	4 × 400 metres relay	3:00.39	2	—	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Julius Yego	Javelin	85.96 SB	3 Q	85.54	6

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mercy Oketch	400 metres	50.76	3 Q	51.36	7	Did not advance
Vivian Chebet Kiprotich	800 metres	2:00.68	5	Did not advance
Mary Moraa		1:58.44	2 Q	1:58.40	1 Q	1:57.10 SB	7
Sarah Moraa		2:01.62	6 qJ	1:57.53 PB	2 Q	1:55.74 PB	4
Lilian Odira		1:57.86	1 Q	1:56.85	1 Q	1:54.62 CR
Nelly Chepchirchir	1500 metres	4:07.01	1 Q	4:06.86	1 Q	3:55.25 PB	4
Susan Ejore		4:01.99	3 Q	4:09.28	7	Did not advance
Dorcus Ewoi		4:04.99	4 Q	4:00.65	2 Q	3:54.92 PB
Faith Kipyegon		4:02.55	1 Q	4:00.34	1 Q	3:52.15
Margaret Akidor	5000 metres	15:10.91	14	—	Did not advance
Beatrice Chebet		14:45.59	1 Q	—	14:54.36
Faith Kipyegon		14:56.71 SB	2 Q	—	14:55.07 SB
Agnes Jebet Ngetich		14:57.90	8 Q	—	15:13.78	15
Beatrice Chebet	10,000 metres	—	30:37.61
Janeth Chepngetich		—	DNF
Agnes Jebet Ngetich		—	30:42.66	4
Jackline Cherono	Marathon	—	2:33:17	18
Peres Jepchirchir		—	2:24:43 SB
Magdalyne Masai		—	DNF
Celestine Jepkosgei Biwot	3000 metres steeplechase	9:22.55	7	—	Did not advance
Faith Cherotich		9:13.95	1 Q	—	8:51.59 CR
Pamela Kosgei		9:28.21	10	—	Did not advance
Doris Lemngole		9:08.97	2 Q	—	9:02.39	5

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Irene Jepkemboi	Javelin	56.55	24	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Allan Kipyego (M) Mary Moraa (W) Mercy Oketch (W) Brian Tinega (M)	4 × 400 metres relay	DQ		Did not advance

References

1. "ATHLETES by FEDERATION and EVENT" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
2. "ATHLETES by EVENT and FEDERATION" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
3. "ATHLETES by EVENT and SEASON BEST" (PDF). assets.aws.worldathletics.org. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.