Kenya at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Kenya at the
2013 World Championships in Athletics
Kenya at the; 2013 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	KEN
in Moscow
Competitors	49
Medals	Gold 5 Silver 4 Bronze 3 Total 12
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Kenya competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from August 10 to August 18 in Moscow, Russia.

Medalists

The following competitors from Kenya won medals at the Championships

Medal	Athlete	Event
Gold	Edna Kiplagat	Marathon
Gold	Milcah Chemos Cheywa	3,000 metres steeplechase
Gold	Ezekiel Kemboi	3,000 metres steeplechase
Gold	Asbel Kiprop	1,500 metres
Gold	Eunice Sum	800 metres
Silver	Lydia Chepkurui	3,000 metres steeplechase
Silver	Gladys Cherono	10,000 metres
Silver	Conseslus Kipruto	3,000 metres steeplechase
Silver	Mercy Cherono	5,000 metres
Bronze	Paul Tanui	10,000 metres
Bronze	Hellen Onsando Obiri	1,500 metres
Bronze	Isiah Koech	5,000 metres

Team selection

Kenya sends a team consisting of 49 athletes to Moscow.^[1] Notably missing from the squad is defending 800 metres champion and world record holder David Rudisha.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Anthony Chemut	800 metres			1:47.13	22 Q	1:46.06	15	did not advance
Ferguson Rotich	800 metres			1:45.25	2 Q	Disqualified		did not advance
Jeremia Mutai	800 metres			1:50.17	40	did not advance
Bethwell Birgen	1500 metres			3:38.60	7 Q	3:37.34	10	did not advance
Silas Kiplagat	1500 metres			3:39.31	18 Q	3:43.52	13 Q	3:37.11	6
Asbel Kiprop	1500 metres			3:38.15	1 Q	3:43.30	12 Q	3:36.28
Nixon Chepseba	1500 metres			3:38.37	2 Q	3:35.88	1 Q	3:36.87	4
Isaiah Kiplangat Koech	5000 metres			13:22.19	3 Q			13:27.26
Thomas Longosiwa	5000 metres			13:23.94	9 Q			13:27.67	4
Edwin Soi	5000 metres			13:21.44	2 Q			13:29.01	5
John Kipkoech	5000 metres			13:31.21	17			did not advance
Bedan Karoki	10,000 metres							27:27.17	6
Paul Tanui	10,000 metres							27.22.61
Kenneth Kipkemoi	10,000 metres							27:28.50	7
Bernard Koech	Marathon							did not finish
Michael Kipyego	Marathon							2:17:47	25
Bernard Kipyego	Marathon							2:14:01	12
Peter Some	Marathon							2:11:47	9
Nicholas Kipkemboi	Marathon							did not finish
Conseslus Kipruto	3000 metres steeplechase			8:22.31	7 Q			8:06.37
Abel Mutai	3000 metres steeplechase			8:19.15	3 Q			8:17.04	7
Ezekiel Kemboi	3000 metres steeplechase			8:23.84	11 Q			8:06.01
Paul Kipsiele Koech	3000 metres steeplechase			8:22.88	8 Q			8:08.62	4
Alphas Leken Kishoyian Moses Kertich Boniface Mweresa Mike Mokamba Nyang'Au Boniface Mucheru Vincent Kosgei	4 x 400 metres relay			3:06.29 SB	23			did not advance
Julius Yego	Javelin throw	80.88	8 q					85.40 NR	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Maureen Jelagat	400 metres			Disqualified		did not advance
Eunice Sum	800 metres			2:00.49	14 Q	2:00.70	7 Q	1:57.38 PB
Winnie Chebet	800 metres			1:59.58 SB	5 q	2:01.04	12	did not advance
Hellen Obiri	1500 metres			4:06.98	2 Q	4:05.76	10 Q	4:03.86
Faith Chepngetich	1500 metres			4:08.66	19 Q	4:04.83	2 Q	4:05.08	5
Nancy Jebet Langat	1500 metres			4:07.98	10 Q	4:05.30	6 q	4:06.01	9
Mercy Cherono	5000 metres			15:34.70	8 Q			14:51.22
Viola Kibiwott	5000 metres			15:24.47	3 Q			15:01.67	4
Margaret Wangare	5000 metres			did not finish				did not advance
Gladys Cherono	10,000 metres							30:45.17
Emily Chebet	10,000 metres							30:47.02	4
Sally Kaptich Chepyego	10,000 metres							31:22.11	7
Edna Kiplagat	Marathon							2:25:44
Lucy Kabuu	Marathon							2:44:06	24
Valentine Kipketer	Marathon							did not finish
Milcah Chemos Cheywa	3000 metres steeplechase			9:36.16	8 Q			9:11.65 WL
Gladys Kipkemoi	3000 metres steeplechase			9:54.22	24			did not advance
Hyvin Kiyeng	3000 metres steeplechase			9:36.19 SB	9 Q			9:22.05 PB	6
Lydia Chepkurui	3000 metres steeplechase			9:24.19	2 Q			9:12.55 PB

References

^ "14th IAAF World Championships Athletes -IAAF World Championships". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03.
^ "Rudisha out of Kenya's world championships squad". Fox News. 25 March 2015.

External links

IAAF World Championships – Kenya

[1] "14th IAAF World Championships Athletes -IAAF World Championships". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03.

[2] "Rudisha out of Kenya's world championships squad". Fox News. 25 March 2015.

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