Kenyan athlete (born 1996)
Vivian Chebet Kiprotich
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Nationality | Kenya |
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Born | (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) |
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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]
Career
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] She finished second in the 800 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[9]
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