Kipyegon Bett
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Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 meters | ||||||||||||||||
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Kipyegon Bett (born 1 February 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. Bett won the 800 metres at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[1] He also came second in the 800 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.[2] In the second meet of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai, Bett won the 800m event in 1:44.70.[3]
He won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[4]
He tested positive for EPO in 2018[5][6] and received a four-year ban in November.[7]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | African Youth Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.67 |
World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.86 | |
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.95 |
2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:13.70 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45:21 |
References[]
- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (24 July 2016). "Bett, Kirui strike gold as Kenya finishes 2nd in Poland". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Landells, Steve (20 July 2015). "Cali 2015: Tarbei edges Bett in Kenyan 800m 1-2". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Bett stuns Rudisha to claim victory in Shanghai". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Kipyegon Bett latest Kenyan athlete to test positive for EPO". eurosport.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "World 800m bronze medallist Kipyegon Bett fails drug test - Olympic Channel". www.olympicchannel.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "World 800m bronze medallist Bett given four-year ban in further blow to Kenyan athletics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs