Edward Pingua Zakayo

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Edward Pingua Zakayo athletics
Full name Edward Pingua Zakayo
nation KenyaKenya Kenya
birthday 25th November 2001 (age 18)
place of birth Narok , Kenya
Career
discipline Long distance running
status active
Medal table
Commonwealth Games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Africa Games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
U20 world championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
U20 African Championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
U18 world championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Commonwealth Games Federation logo Commonwealth Games
bronze Gold Coast 2018 5000 m
Africa Games logo Africa Games
silver Rabat 2019 5000 m
IAAF logo Junior World Championships
gold Tampere 2018 5000 m
Junior African Championships
gold Abidjan 2019 5000 m
IAAF logo U18 world championships
silver Nairobi 2017 3000 m
last change: March 14, 2020

Edward Pingua Zakayo (born November 25, 2001 in Narok ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Edward Pingua Zakayo gained his first experience in international championships at the Youth World Championships 2017 in Nairobi , where he won the silver medal over 3000 meters behind the Ethiopian Selemon Barega in 7: 49.17 minutes . In 2018 he took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast , where he surprisingly won the bronze medal in 13: 54.06 min. At the U20 World Championships in Tampere , Finland , he won the gold medal in the 5000 meter run in 13: 20.16 minutes in front of his compatriot Stanley Waithaka Mburu . The following year he won the Junior African Championships in Abidjan with a new championship record and a world best for the year of 13: 13.06 min. He then took part in the Africa Games in Rabat for the first time , where he won the silver medal behind his compatriot Robert Kiprop in 13: 31.40 minutes .

Personal bests

  • 3000 meters: 7: 49.17 min, July 16, 2017 in Nairobi
  • 5000 meters: 13: 03.19 min, June 6, 2019 in Rome

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edward Pingua ZAKAYO. In: gc2018.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Yemi Olus: Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18 / U20 Championships in Abidjan ( English ) IAAF. April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Zakayo, Edward Pingua
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 2001
PLACE OF BIRTH Narok