Albert Rop

{{Short description|Kenyan-Bahraini long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Albert Rop | image = Albert Kibichii Rop Rio 2016.jpg | caption = Rop at the 2016 Olympics | fullname = Albert Kibichii Rop | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|17 July 1992}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 177 cm<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/albert-kibichii-rop Albert Kibichii Rop] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826092445/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/albert-kibichii-rop |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref> | weight = 63 kg | country = | sport = Athletics | event = 1500–5000 m | pb = | club = | coach = | alma_mater = | retired = | olympics = | highestranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{BHR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Gumi|10,000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Indoor Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Doha|3000 m}} }}

'''Albert Kibichii Rop''' (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the long-distance events.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He represents Bahrain in international competitions. In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres Asian record of 12:51.96.

==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{BHR}} |- |2013 |Arab Championships |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |13:52.54 |- |rowspan=2|2014 |Continental Cup |Marrakesh, Morocco |4th |5000 m |13:36.62<ref>Representing Asia-Pacific</ref> |- |Asian Games |Incheon, South Korea |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |5000 m |13:28.08 |- |rowspan=4|2015 |Arab Championships |Isa Town, Bahrain |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |13:18.55 |- |Asian Championships |Wuhan, China |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |13:35.26 |- |World Championships |Beijing, China |11th |5000 m |14:00.12 |- |Military World Games |Mungyeong, South Korea |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |13:23.70 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |Asian Indoor Championships |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=silver|2nd |3000 m |7:40.27 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |7th |5000 m |13:08.79 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |28th (h) |5000 m |13:32.40 |- |rowspan=2|2018 |West Asian Championships |Amman, Jordan |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |13:42.94 |- |Asian Games |Jakarta, Indonesia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |13:43.76 |- |rowspan=3|2019 |rowspan=2|Arab Championships |rowspan=2|Cairo, Egypt |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |13:35.79 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |28:21.08 |- |Asian Championships |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |13:37.57 |- |rowspan=4|2022 |rowspan=2|GCC Games |rowspan=2|Kuwait City, Kuwait |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |13:44.70 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |29:15.97 |- |rowspan=2|Islamic Solidarity Games |rowspan=2|Konya, Turkey |7th |5000 m |14:02.09 |- |5th |10,000 m |28:45.66 |- |rowspan=2|2025 |rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Gumi, South Korea |5th |5000 m |13:33.41 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |10,000 m |28:46.82 |}

==Personal bests== '''Outdoor''' *1500 metres – 3:45.7 (Nairobi 2013) *3000 metres – 7:32.02 (Paris 2016) *5000 metres – 12:51.96 (Monaco 2013) *10,000 metres – 28:21.08 (Cairo 2019) *10k (road) – 27:44 (Utrecht 2018) *Half marathon – 1:01:21 (Valencia 2018) '''Indoor''' *3000 metres – 7:38.77 (Ghent 2014) *5000 metres – 13:09.43 (Birmingham 2017)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Albert Kibichii Rop}} * {{sports links}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|ro/albert-rop-1|Albert Rop}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rop, Albert Kibichii}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Bahraini men long-distance runners Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners Category:Bahraini men cross country runners Category:Kenyan men cross country runners Category:Olympic men long-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes for Bahrain Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Bahrain Category:Asian Games athletes for Bahrain Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Bahrain Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Category:Asian Cross Country Championships winners Category:Naturalized citizens of Bahrain Category:Kenyan emigrants to Bahrain Category:Foreign-born athletes of Bahrain Category:Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:Arab Athletics Championships winners Category:GCC Games winners Category:West Asian Athletics Championships winners Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)