Amos Kirui

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'''Amos Kirui''' (born 9 February 1998) is a Kenyan distance runner who competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the gold medallist at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, extending his nation's grip on the event since 1988.<ref>Ramsak, Bob (24 July 2016). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-u20-championships-men-steeplechase Report: men’s 3000m steeplechase – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-10.</ref> Kirui was a silver medallist in the steeplechase at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and a bronze medallist at the 2014 African Youth Games.<ref name="athletics_results_book_yog_2014">{{Cite web|title=Athletics Results Book|url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/211434/files/Results_Book_Athletics_V1.0.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234354/http://doc.rero.ch/record/211434/files/Results_Book_Athletics_V1.0.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2016|access-date=17 August 2020|website=2014 Summer Youth Olympics}}</ref> He shared in a junior team silver at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

==Personal bests== {| class=wikitable |- !Event !Time !Venue !Date |- | 5000 metres || 13:25.91 || Kumamoto || 2 APR 2016 |- | 10,000 metres || 28:08.98 || Gifu || 8 MAY 2016 |- | 2000 metres steeplechase || 5:39.23 || Botswana National Stadium || 29 MAY 2014 |- | 3000 metres steeplechase || 8:08.37 || Rome (Stadio Olimpico)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.omriyadat.com/videos/amos-kirui-iaaf |title=Amos Kirui wins Men's 3000m Steeplechase | IAAF World U20 Championships |website=En.omriyadat.com |date=2016-08-09 |accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> || 24 JUL 2016 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://en.omriyadat.com/athlete-bios/amos-kirui Amos Kirui] at OmRiyadat English * {{World Athletics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirui, Amos}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Kenyan men cross country runners Category:Kenyan men steeplechase runners Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics