Vincent Kiprop Chepkok
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (born July 5, 1988 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
Internationally, Chepkok appeared for the first time at the 2007 Cross Country World Championships in Mombasa. In the junior race he finished second behind his compatriot Asbel Kiprop and won the Nations Cup with the Kenyan team. At the World Athletics Championships in 2009 , he finished ninth in the 5000 meter run and at the World Athletics Finals in Thessaloniki in the same year in seventh place over this distance.
In 2010, Chepkok improved his best performance in the 5000 meter run to 12: 51.45 minutes by finishing second at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha and won the 3000 meter run at the FBK Games . At the British Grand Prix in Gateshead, he won his first race in the IAAF Diamond League over the 5000 meters . In the 3000 meter run at the ISTAF in Berlin , he finished second with a personal best of 7: 31.41 minutes.
At the 2011 Cross Country World Championships in Punta Umbría, Chepkok won the bronze medal in the men's race and the gold medal in the team competition.
Top performances
- 3000 m: 7: 30.15 min, May 6, 2011, Doha
- 5000 m: 12: 51.45 min, May 14, 2010, Doha
- 10,000 m : 26: 51.68 min, September 7th, Brussels
- 10 km road run : 28:11 min, February 26, 2012, San Juan
- Half marathon : 1:01:39 h, April 26, 2014, Nice
Web links
- Vincent Chepkok in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait by Vincent Kiprop Chepkok on the IAAF Diamond League website
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| SURNAME | Chepkok, Vincent Kiprop |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1988 |