Jacob Krop

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Jacob Krop athletics
Full name Jacob Krop
nation KenyaKenya Kenya
birthday 4th June 2001 (age 19)
place of birth Kenya
Career
discipline 5000 m
Best performance 13:03:08 min
Trainer Edward Moti
status active
Medal table
U20 African Championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Junior African Championships
silver Abidjan 2019 5000 m
last change: April 29, 2020

Jacob Krop (born June 4, 2001 ) is a Kenyan athlete who competes in the long-distance runs .

Athletic career

Jacob Krop comes from West Pokot County in western Kenya. He started athletics in 2017. His career began with competitions at the national level in the obstacle course. Since the 2019 season, he has mainly competed over the 5000 meter distance. In April he competed at the U20 African Championships in Abidjan, where he won the silver medal in 13: 14.44 minutes. In the summer he finished fourth in the national elimination competitions for the World Championships in Doha. After two of his compatriots were suspended due to doping violations, only one other compatriot, Nicholas Kimeli , joined Krop for Kenya over the 5000 meters at the world championships. As second of his prelims he moved into the finals, in which he finished sixth three days later with a new best time of 13: 03.08 min.

Major competitions

year event place space discipline time
Starts for KenyaKenyaKenya 
2019 U20 African Championships Ivory CoastIvory Coast Abidjan 2. 5000 m 13: 13.44 min
World championships QatarQatar Doha 6th 5000 m 13; 03.08 min

Personal best

open air

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dennis Okeyo: Krop is poised to reclaim title ( English ) December 20, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Isaak Omulo: Kenyan duo barred from Doha after failing to meet anti-doping rules ( English ) September 25, 2019. Accessed April 29, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Krop, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 2001
PLACE OF BIRTH Kenya