Conseslus Kipruto clears the water jump in the first heat of the men's 3,000m steeplechase,
at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing - which he won (8:41.41). He finished second in the final
two days later - the position he also occupied two years earlier, in Moscow, at the 2013 Championships.
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Ezekiel Kemboi |
KEMBOI |
KEN |
8:11.28 |
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2.
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Conseslus |
KIPRUTO |
KEN |
8:12.38 |
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| 3. |
Brimin |
KIPRUTO |
KEN |
8:12.54 |
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| 4. |
Jairus Kipchoge |
BIRECH |
KEN |
8:12.62 |
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| 5. |
Daniel |
HULING |
USA |
8:14.39 |
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| 6. |
Evan |
JAGER |
USA |
8:15.47 |
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| 7. |
Brahim |
TALEB |
MOR |
8:17.73 |
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| 8. |
Matthew |
HUGHES |
CAN |
8:18.63 |
SB |
With winner Ezekiel Kemboi ahead of them, the three other Kenyan's in the final battle for the two remaining medals.
Photo G Herringshaw. © 24th August 2015. Jairus Kipchoge Birech lost the battle.
In 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games Conseslus Kipruto finally gold a gold medal in one of the two "majors" and in the
more prestigious of the two: THE OLYMPICS. Before the Games he had run a P.B. of 8:00.12 min
2016 Olympic Games.
Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase final.
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Conseslus Kipruto |
KEN |
8:03.28 |
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| 2. |
Evan Jager |
USA |
8:04.28 |
SB |
| 3. |
Mahiedine Mekhissi |
FRA |
8:11.52 |
SB |
| 4. |
Soufiane Elbakkali |
MAR |
8:14.35 |
PB |
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Yoann Kowal |
FRA |
8:16.75 |
SB |
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Brimin Kiprop Kipruto |
KEN |
8:18.79 |
SB |
| 7. |
Hillary Bor |
USA |
8:22.74 |
PB |
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Ezekiel Kemboi |
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