Kenyan athlete (born 2007)
Andrew Alamisi
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Birth name | Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi |
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Nationality | Kenyan |
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Born | (2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 17) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Long distance running |
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Personal best | 5000m: 13:05.55 (2024) |
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Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi (born 28 August 2007) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2024, he became world U20 champion over 5000 metres.[1]
Career
He won silver over both 1500 metres and 3000 metres at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago in August 2023.[2][3][4]
He trains in Iten in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, where he is coached by Erick Kogo.[5] On 27 August 2024, he won gold at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the men's 5000 metres in Lima, Peru.[6][7]
Personal life
He was a student at St. Peter’s Keberesi Secondary School, Kisii County.[8]
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