Kenya at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Kenya at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	KEN
National federation	Athletics Kenya
Website	www.athleticskenya.org
in Daegu
Competitors	47
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 7 6 4 17

Kenya competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

After the final day of the National Bank of Kenya National Athletics Championships, Athletics Kenya (AK) named 48 athletes for the competition.^[1][2]

Only a sprinkle of new faces made the provisional Daegu roster that is fronted by three Olympic champions (Asbel Kiprop, Brimin Kipruto, and Nancy Langat) and all the four gold winners (Abel Kirui, Ezekiel Kemboi, Vivian Cheruiyot, and Linet Masai) the country minted in Berlin two years ago.^[1]

Among the fresh names will be unheralded Hellen Obiri who caused the biggest upsets of the day when she scorched Olympic champion, Nancy Jebet Lagat at the homestretch in the women’s 1500m. No field athlete made the Kenyan World Championships squad.^[1]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[3] resulting in a total number of 47 competitors:

Medalists

The following competitors from Kenya won medals at the Championships

5000m/10,000m double gold medalist Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Medal Athlete Event 01 ! Gold David Lekuta Rudisha 800 metres 01 ! Gold Asbel Kiprop 1500 metres 01 ! Gold Abel Kirui Marathon 01 ! Gold Ezekiel Kemboi 3000 metres steeplechase 01 ! Gold Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot 5000 metres 01 ! Gold Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot 10,000 metres 01 ! Gold Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Marathon 02 ! Silver Silas Kiplagat 1500 metres 02 ! Silver Vincent Kipruto Marathon 02 ! Silver Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 3000 metres steeplechase 02 ! Silver Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 5000 metres 02 ! Silver Sally Kipyego 10,000 metres 02 ! Silver Priscah Jeptoo Marathon 03 ! Bronze Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei 800 metres 03 ! Bronze Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 10,000 metres 03 ! Bronze Sharon Jemutai Cherop Marathon 03 ! Bronze Milcah Chemos Cheywa 3000 metres steeplechase Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank David Lekuta Rudisha 800 metres 1:46.29 9 1:44.20 1 1:43.91 01 ! Alfred Kirwa Yego 800 metres 1:45.50 3 1:44.82 6 1:45.83 7 Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva 800 metres 1:46.57 13 1:45.97 12 Did not advance Asbel Kiprop 1500 metres 3:41.22 19 Q 3:36.75 1 Q 3:35.69 01 ! Silas Kiplagat 1500 metres 3:40.13 11 Q 3:46.75 15 Q 3:35.92 02 ! Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 1500 metres 3:38.54 1 Q 3:37.58 9 Did not advance Isaiah Kiplangat Koech 5000 metres 13:34.54 4 13:24.95 4 Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa 5000 metres 13:34.46 2 13:26.73 6 Eliud Kipchoge 5000 metres 13:39.02 11 13:27.27 7 Martin Irungu Mathathi 10,000 metres 27:23.87 5 Peter Cheruiyot Kirui 10,000 metres 27:25.63 PB 6 Paul Kipngetich Tanui 10,000 metres 27:54.03 9 Abel Kirui Marathon 2:07:38 SB 01 ! Vincent Kipruto Marathon 2:10:06 02 ! David Barmasai Tumo Marathon 2:11:39 5 Eliud Kiptanui Marathon 2:11:50 6 Benjamin Kolum Kiptoo Marathon DNF Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei 400 m hurdles 49.49 16 q 49.71 19 Did not advance Ezekiel Kemboi 3000 metres steeplechase 8:10.93 1 Q 8:14.85 01 ! Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 3000 metres steeplechase 8:21.89 9 Q 8:16.05 02 ! Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 3000 metres steeplechase 8:23.76 13 Q 8:19.31 7 Abraham Chirchir 3000 metres steeplechase 8:23.09 11 q 8:33.56 14 Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei Vincent Mumo Kiilu Anderson Mureta Mutegi Mark Mutai 4 x 400 metres relay 3:00.97 SB 8 3:01.15 6 David Kimutai Rotich 20 kilometres walk 1:27:20 SB 32 Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei 800 metres 1:59.36 1 1:58.50 SB 3 1:57.42 SB 03 ! Eunice Jepkoech Sum 800 metres 2:01.37 13 1:59.94 13 Did not advance Cherono Koech 800 metres 2:01.03 7 2:01.48 17 Did not advance Hellen Onsando Obiri 1500 metres 4:07.59 4 Q 4:08.93 9 Q 4:20.23 11 Viola Jelagat Kibiwott 1500 metres 4:10.74 14 Q 4:08.64 13 Did not advance Nancy Jebet Langat 1500 metres 4:14.37 23 Q 4:12.92 24 Did not advance Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot 5000 metres 15:34.80 12 Q 14:55.36 01 ! Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 5000 metres 15:20.08 3 Q 14:56.21 02 ! Mercy Cherono 5000 metres 15:20.01 2 Q 15:00.23 5 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 5000 metres 15:33.99 10 Q 15:01.01 6 Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot 10,000 metres 30:48.98 PB 01 ! Sally Kipyego 10,000 metres 30:50.04 02 ! Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 10,000 metres 30:53.59 SB 03 ! Priscah Jepleting Cherono 10,000 metres 30:56.43 PB 4 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Marathon 2:28:43 01 ! Priscah Jeptoo Marathon 2:29:00 02 ! Sharon Jemutai Cherop Marathon 2:29:14 SB 03 ! Irene Jerotich Kosgei Marathon 2:31:29 SB 13 Caroline Rotich Marathon 2:37:07 SB 29 Milcah Chemos Cheywa 3000 metres steeplechase 9:35.61 7 9:17.16 03 ! Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge 3000 metres steeplechase 9:24.95 3 9:17.88 4 Lydiah Jebet Rotich 3000 metres steeplechase 9:36.70 10 9:25.74 5 Grace Wanjiru Njue 20 kilometres walk 1:43:59 38 References 1 2 3 IAAF (July 16, 2011), "Relaxed" Rudisha secures title and ticket to Daegu – Kenyan Champs, Final Day, IAAF, retrieved July 18, 2011  1 2 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011  ↑ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 7, 2011  External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Ivory Coast Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine North America Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States of America U.S. Virgin Islands Oceania American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela