Brian Komen
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Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) Chebara, Nakuru County, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:28.80 (Monaco, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Komen (born 10 August 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 African Games over 1500 metres.[1]
Career
In April 2024, Komen ran a personal best for 1500 metres in Nairobi of 3:32.29.[2]
Competing indoors in 2024, he finished runner-up at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting in Dortmund over 1500 metres, before finishing eighth and fourth respectively at the Czech Indoor Gala in Prague and at the Metz Moselle Athleor in France.[3] His time of 3:37.42 in Metz was an indoors personal best.[4]
Komen won the Kenyan African Games national trials, beating Abel Kipsang into second place in Nairobi in a time of 3:38.26.[5][6] On 22 March 2024, he was a gold medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra in a time of 3:39.19.[7][8] On 20 April 2024, he was the runner-up over 1500 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya.[9] In May 2024, he won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event.[10] On 12 July 2024, he ran a personal best 3:28.80 for the 1500 metres at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[11]
References
- ^ "Brian Komen". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Results - Kip Keino Classic 2024". watchathletics.com. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Wafulu, Abigael (18 March 2024). "Beating Abel Kipsang at national trials motivation enough for Brian Komen ahead of African Games". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "1500m Men Final A". athletb.matsport.com. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Onyatta, Omondi (6 March 2024). "First Timer Komen Trusting In God For Gold At African Games Debut". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Wafulu, Abigael (22 March 2024). "Brian Komen upsets Abel Kipsang yet again to claim gold at African Games". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Mwamburi, Geoffrey (March 23, 2024). "Okong'o, Komen Bag Gold As African Games Hit Climax In Ghana". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Mbaisi, Chris (23 March 2024). "Komen takes gold in 1500m as Yego settles for silver in javelin". The-Star.co.ke. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (20 April 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNY BEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Komen stuns former World Champion Cheruiyot to win 1500m in Doha". standard media. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco". World Athletics. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
- Brian Komen at World Athletics
- Brian Komen at Olympics.com
- Brian Komen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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- 1979:
Mike Boit (KEN)
- 1982:
Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 1984:
Saïd Aouita (MAR)
- 1985:
Omer Khalifa (SUD)
- 1988:
Getahun Ayana (ETH)
- 1989:
Joseph Chesire (KEN)
- 1990:
Moses Kiptanui (KEN)
- 1992:
Nelson Chirchir (KEN)
- 1993:
David Kibet (KEN)
- 1996:
Moses Kigen (KEN)
- 1998:
Laban Rotich (KEN)
- 2000:
Youssef Baba (MAR)
- 2002:
Bernard Lagat (KEN)
- 2004:
Paul Korir (KEN)
- 2006:
Alex Kipchirchir (KEN)
- 2008:
Haron Keitany (KEN)
- 2010:
Asbel Kiprop (KEN)
- 2012:
Caleb Ndiku (KEN)
- 2014:
Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)
- 2016:
Fouad Elkaam (MAR)
- 2018:
Elijah Manangoi (KEN)
- 2022:
Abel Kipsang (KEN)
- 2024:
Brian Komen (KEN)