Felix Kibore
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Felix Kikwai Kibore |
| Nationality |  Qatar |
| Born | 18 February 1988 Kenya |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m: 13:16.11 10,000 m: 27:35.12 |
Felix Kikwai Kibore (Arabic: فيليكس كيبوري; born February 18, 1988, in Kenya) is a Qatari long-distance runner of Kenyan origin.[1] Kibore represented Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 10,000 metres, along with his compatriots Essa Ismail Rashed and Ahmad Hassan Abdullah. He finished the race in twenty-second place by nearly two seconds ahead of Spanish long-distance runners Carles Castillejo and Ayad Lamdassen, with a time of 28:11.92.[2]
Kibore had also achieved his best result in long-distance running, when he finished ninth in the finals of the men's 5000 metres at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felix Kibore". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 10,000m Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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- 1988 births
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- Qatari male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan emigrants to Qatar
- Olympic athletes for Qatar
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Qatar
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
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