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| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:58.26 (Nairobi, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Vivian Chebet Kiprotich (born 7 January 1996) is Kenyan track and field athlete who competes as a middle-distance runner. [1]
In May 2023, she ran a personal best time of 2:00.53 for the 800 metres at the Kip Keino Classic. [2] In June 2023 she lowered her personal best to a time of 1:58.80 for 800 metres in Huelva. [3] She competed for Kenya at the 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres in Budapest. [4]
She was selected to compete for Kenya at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. [5] She ran a personal best indoors time of 2:00.80 to qualify for the semi-final, and lowered it to 1:59.65 to qualify for the final. In the final she finished in fourth place. [6]
In March 2024, she won bronze in the 800 metres at the African Games. [7] She lowered her personal best to 1:58.26 as she finished runner-up to Mary Moraa at the Kip Keino Classic in April 2024. [8]
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