Mile News Tagged Faith Kipyegon


Kipyegon claims record third World 1500m title in Budapest

August 22, 2023

She had covered the final 800m in 1:59.83 – a time that has won World 800m titles in the past

By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics

Just moments after U.S. discus thrower Laulaga Tausaga-Collins produced the biggest shock of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 so far, Faith Kipyegon...

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Kipyegon obliterates Mile world record

July 21, 2023

The first Kenyan to set the Mile world record; 7 national records as well as all 13 finishers clocked personal records in Monaco

Nicole Jeffery for World Athletics

Was it ever in doubt?

Faith Kipyegon continued to plunder the most revered middle distance marks in the sport, setting her...

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Kipyegon to take on the Mile in Monaco

June 22, 2023

Two-time Olympic and world champion eyes third world record of 2023

From World Athletics

Kenyan distance superstar Faith Kipyegon will have the chance to showcase her brilliance in yet another discipline next month after breaking both the 1500m and 5000m world records on the Wanda Diamond...

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Kipyegon defends World title with MasterClass run

July 18, 2022

Fourth global crown in epic, jaw-dropping race puts Kenyan star in rare air as greatest of all-time

By Cathal Dennehy for World Athletics

In the women’s 1500m at Hayward Field, where Faith Kipyegon cemented her place as the greatest 1500 meter runner of all-time – winning her fourth global...

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WCH Oregon22 preview women’s 1500m - Kipyegon eyes second world title

July 10, 2022

Hopes will be high among the home fans that a U.S. athlete can reach the podium, and Team USA has a strong contingent in Sinclaire Johnson, Elle St Pierre and Cory McGee.

By Cathal Dennehy for World Athletics

As it stands, few could argue with Faith Kipyegon’s claims to being the greatest...

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Kipyegon claims emotional second Olympic 1500m title

August 06, 2021

“She's the greatest of all-time... she doesn't get enough credit."

By Nicole Jeffery for World Athletics

Faith Kipyegon was given the ultimate accolade by her closest rival after winning her second consecutive Olympic 1500m crown in Tokyo tonight.

Asked about Kipyegon’s standing, silver...

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Tokyo Olympics preview: 1500m

July 31, 2021

Can Kipyegon, Centrowitz defend Olympic crowns?

By Nicole Jeffery & Bob Ramsak for World Athletics

WOMEN
The outcome of the women’s 1500 meters may be most influenced by whether world champion Sifan Hassan decides to do the event or not.

At the time of writing, Hassan was still...

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Sifan Hassan Wins 1500m World Title in Dominant Fashion

October 05, 2019

Eight women bettered the previous World Championship record in epic race; Hassan earned one-of-a-kind 1500-10,000m gold double!

By Steve Landells for the IAAF

DOHA, Qatar - On Saturday evening, Sifan Hassan completed the unprecedented 1500m and 10,000m double at the IAAF World Athletics...

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World Championships Women’s 1500m preview: defending titlist Kipyegon faces formidable field

September 25, 2019

American Doha quartet includes 2011 world champion Simpson, Houlihan, Hiltz & Johnson

By Steve Landells for the IAAF

With major question marks against all the chief contenders, predicting the outcome of the women’s 1500m with any great level of confidence is a tricky business.

The world #1...

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Rio Olympic Champion Kipyegon Wins World 1500m Title

August 07, 2017

Simpson secures silver medal, her third World metric Mile medal (also 2011 gold and 2013 silver)

Emily Moss for the IAAF

With six women having run faster than four minutes in 2017, the women's 1500 meters at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 had been billed as one of the events of the...

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