{{short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Abel Kipsang | fullname = Abel Kipsang Belet | image = Abel Kipsang oregon 2022.jpg | image_size = | caption = Kipsang in 2022 | nationality = Kenyan | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | country = [[Kenya]] | sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]] | event = [[800 m]], [[1500 m]] | education = | collegeteam = | club = Police/Golazo | coach = Alex Sang | pb = {{unbulleted list |'''[[800 meters|800 m]]''': 1:45.14 ([[Tomblaine]] 2021) |'''[[1500 meters|1500 m]]''': 3:29.11 ([[Chorzów]] 2023) |'''[[Mile run|Mile]]''': 3:50.87 ([[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] 2022) |''Indoors'' |'''[[1500 meters|1500 m]]''': 3:33.36 ([[Belgrad]] 2022) }} | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Kenya}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]]|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[African Games]]}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 African Games|2023 Accra]]|[[Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2022 African Championships in Athletics|2022 Saint Pierre]]|[[2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}} }}
'''Abel Kipsang Bele''' (born 22 November 1996)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/abel-kipsang-14909437|title=Abel KIPSANG | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> is a [[Kenya]]n [[middle-distance runner]] who specializes in the [[1500 metres]]. He placed fourth in the event at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. Kipsang won the bronze medal at the [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 World Indoor Championships]] in [[Belgrade]].
==Career== Abel Kipsang gained his first experience at international championships at the [[2019 African Games]] in [[Rabat]], where he finished fourth over the [[800 metres]] in a time of [[Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 800 metres|1:45.43 minutes]]. Coached by Alex sang former 800m (1.45:13)
He set a personal best in the [[1500 metres]] of 3:32.6 in [[Marseille]] on 9 June 2021, before finishing third on 19 June at the Kenyan Olympic trials to secure his place at the delayed [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109279/cheruiyot-out-of-tokyo-kenya-trials|title=Cheruiyot and Kipruto miss out on Kenyan Olympic team|date=June 20, 2021|website=[[Inside the Games]]}}</ref> His mark from Marseille placed him in the top 10 worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middle-long/1500-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2021|title=1500 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> At the Tokyo Games on 5 August, Kipsang set a new [[List of Olympic records in athletics|Olympic record]] in the semifinals of the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] with a time of 3:31.65, further improving his personal best.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000200-.htm|title=Athletics - Semi-Final 2 Results (Tokyo 2020)|website=olympics.com|access-date=2021-08-05|archive-date=2021-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722145540/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000200-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> This record was later broken by [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] who ran 3:28.32 in the final, where Kipsang set a new personal best of 3:29.56 for fourth. [[Timothy Cheruiyot]] clinched silver in 3:29.01 while [[Josh Kerr (runner)|Josh Kerr]] was third clocking 3:29.05.
In March 2022, he became [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championship]] bronze medallist in [[Belgrade]], setting a personal best of [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:33.36]] and finishing behind [[Samuel Tefera]] (3:32.77) and Ingebrigtsen (3:33.02).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crumley |first=Euan |date=2022-03-21 |title=Tefera turns the tables on Ingebrigtsen |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/tefera-turns-the-tables-on-ingebrigtsen-1039954869/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=[[Athletics Weekly|AW]]}}</ref> In June 2022, he was a gold medalist over [[1500 metres]] at the [[2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|2022 African Championships]] in Mauritius.<ref>{{cite web|website=Inside the Games|accessdate=1 Nov 2025|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124396/african-athletics-champs-5|title= Kipsang claims 1500m title on final day of African Athletics Championships |first= Michael |last=Houston|date=12 June 2022}}</ref>
Selected for the 1500m at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|2023 World Athletics Championships]], he qualified for the final, in which he finished fourth overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4545/men-s-1500m-results-world-athletics-championships-2023|website=Watch Athletics|title= Men's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023|date=20 August 2023|accessdate=20 August 2023}}</ref>
In March 2024, he was a bronze medalist over 1500 metres at the delayed [[2023 African Games]] in [[Accra]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Abigael|last=Wafulu|date=22 March 2024|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/brian-komen-upsets-abel-kipsang-yet-again-to-claim-gold-at-african-games-2024032217360788787|title= Brian Komen upsets Abel Kipsang yet again to claim gold at African Games|website=Pulse Sports|accessdate=23 March 2024}}</ref>
He won the 1500 metres at the [[Kip Keino Classic]] in Nairobi on 31 May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=1 June 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/zkithi-nene-kip-keino-classic-2025|title= Nene smashes 44-second barrier in Nairobi|date=31 May 2025}}</ref> He finished third in the 1500 metres at the Kenyan Athletic Championships in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kenyan-championships-oketch-mutinda-cheruiyot-2025 |title= Oketch, Mutinda and Cheruiyot impress at Kenyan Championships|date=28 June 2025|accessdate=28 June 2025|website=World Athletics}}</ref> He ran 3:50.93 in the Bowerman Mile at the [[2025 Prefontaine Classic]] on 5 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6792/results-eugene-diamond-league-pre-classic-2025 |website=Watch Athletics Weekly|accessdate=6 July 2025|title= Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025 |date=5 July 2025}}</ref>
==Competition record== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=KEN|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |rowspan=2|2019 |rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games|African Games]] |rowspan=2|[[Rabat]], Morocco |4th |[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] |1:45.43 |- |11th (h) |[[Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] |41.28 |- |2021 |[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |[[Tokyo]], Japan |4th |[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] |3:29.56 |- |rowspan=3|2022 |[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] |[[Belgrade]], Serbia |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m i]] |3:33.36 {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- |[[2022 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] |[[Port Louis]], Mauritius |bgcolor=gold|1st |[[2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] |3:36.57 |- |[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], United States |7th |[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] |3:31.21 |- |2023 |[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] |[[Budapest]], Hungary |4th |[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] |3:29.89 |- |2024 |[[Athletics at the 2023 African Games|African Games]] |[[Accra]], Ghana |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |[[Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] |3:39.45 |}
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