# Albert Rop
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{{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 =
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| height = 177 cm[[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]
| weight = 63 kg
| country =
| sport = Athletics
| event = 1500–5000 m
| pb =
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| retired =
| olympics =
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport|Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{BHR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asian Championships](/source/Asian_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2025 Gumi](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships)|[10,000 m](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_10%2C000_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asian Indoor Championships](/source/Asian_Indoor_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2016 Doha](/source/2016_Asian_Indoor_Athletics_Championships)|3000 m}}
}}
'''Albert Kibichii Rop''' (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the [long-distance](/source/Long-distance_running) events.[{{World Athletics}}] He represents [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) in international competitions. In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres [Asian record](/source/List_of_Asian_records_in_athletics) of 12:51.96.
==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{BHR}}
|-
|2013
|[Arab Championships](/source/2013_Arab_Athletics_Championships)
|[Doha](/source/Doha), Qatar
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5000 m
|13:52.54
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|[Continental Cup](/source/2014_IAAF_Continental_Cup)
|[Marrakesh](/source/Marrakesh), Morocco
|4th
|5000 m
|[13:36.62](/source/2014_IAAF_Continental_Cup_results)[Representing Asia-Pacific]
|-
|[Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Asian_Games)
|[Incheon](/source/Incheon), South Korea
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|5000 m
|[13:28.08](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|rowspan=4|2015
|[Arab Championships](/source/2015_Arab_Athletics_Championships)
|[Isa Town](/source/Isa_Town), Bahrain
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m
|13:18.55
|-
|[Asian Championships](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Wuhan](/source/Wuhan), China
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m
|[13:35.26](/source/2015_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|[World Championships](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China
|11th
|5000 m
|[14:00.12](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|[Military World Games](/source/2015_Military_World_Games)
|[Mungyeong](/source/Mungyeong), South Korea
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5000 m
|[13:23.70](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|[Asian Indoor Championships](/source/2016_Asian_Indoor_Athletics_Championships)
|[Doha](/source/Doha), Qatar
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[7:40.27](/source/2016_Asian_Indoor_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics)
|[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil
|7th
|5000 m
|[13:08.79](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|2017
|[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[London](/source/London), United Kingdom
|28th (h)
|5000 m
|[13:32.40](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
|[West Asian Championships](/source/2018_West_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Amman](/source/Amman), Jordan
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5000 m
|13:42.94
|-
|[Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2018_Asian_Games)
|[Jakarta](/source/Jakarta), Indonesia
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m
|[13:43.76](/source/Athletics_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
|rowspan=2|[Arab Championships](/source/2019_Arab_Athletics_Championships)
|rowspan=2|[Cairo](/source/Cairo), Egypt
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m
|13:35.79
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|10,000 m
|28:21.08
|-
|[Asian Championships](/source/2019_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|[Doha](/source/Doha), Qatar
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m
|[13:37.57](/source/2019_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|rowspan=4|2022
|rowspan=2|[GCC Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_GCC_Games)
|rowspan=2|[Kuwait City](/source/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](/source/Athletics_at_the_2021_Islamic_Solidarity_Games)
|rowspan=2|[Konya](/source/Konya), Turkey
|7th
|5000 m
|[14:02.09](/source/Athletics_at_the_2021_Islamic_Solidarity_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|5th
|10,000 m
|[28:45.66](/source/Athletics_at_the_2021_Islamic_Solidarity_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|rowspan=2|2025
|rowspan=2|[Asian Championships](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships)
|rowspan=2|[Gumi](/source/Gumi%2C_South_Korea), South Korea
|5th
|5000 m
|[13:33.41](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metres)
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|10,000 m
|[28:46.82](/source/2025_Asian_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_10%2C000_metres)
|}
==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
*[1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) – 3:45.7 (Nairobi 2013)
*[3000 metres](/source/3000_metres) – 7:32.02 (Paris 2016)
*[5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) – 12:51.96 (Monaco 2013)
*[10,000 metres](/source/10%2C000_metres) – 28:21.08 (Cairo 2019)
*[10k](/source/10K_run) (road) – 27:44 (Utrecht 2018)
*[Half marathon](/source/Half_marathon) – 1:01:21 (Valencia 2018)
'''Indoor'''
*[3000 metres](/source/3000_metres) – 7:38.77 (Ghent 2014)
*[5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) – 13:09.43 (Birmingham 2017)
==See also==
*[List of Asian Games medalists in athletics](/source/List_of_Asian_Games_medalists_in_athletics)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Albert Kibichii Rop}}
* {{sports links}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|ro/albert-rop-1|Albert Rop}}
{{Footer Asian Champions men's cross country}}
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{{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)
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