{{Short description|Kenyan steeplechase runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Gilbert Kirui | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = <!--| module = {{Infobox person|embed = yes|signature = Bernard Nganga signature.png}}--> | nationality = Kenyan | sport = Athletics | event = 3000 metres steeplechase | club = | collegeteam = Iona Gaels<ref name="iona">{{cite web |title=Gilbert Kirui - Men's XC/Track & Field |url=https://ionagaels.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/gilbert-kirui/5012 |website=Iona University Athletics |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|day=22|month=1|year=1994}}<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|125204}}</ref> | birth_place = | residence = | hometown = Keringet, Kenya<ref name="iona" /> | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | height = <!--{{height|cm=178}}<ref name="tilas" />--> | weight = <!--{{convert|59|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="tilas" />--> | pb = {{ubl |'''3000m SC''': 8:06.96 (2013) |'''10,000 m''': 28:54.90 (2017) |'''Marathon''': 2:16:32 (2018) }} | nationals = {{ubl |'''2017 NCAA''' |10,000 m, 6th <!-- |'''2008 NCAA indoors''' |4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}} --> }} | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Kenya}}}} <!-- {{MedalCompetition|International athletics competitions}} {{MedalCount |Olympic Games | 9 | 1 | 0 |World Championships|8|1|1 |Pan American Games|2|0|1 |Goodwill Games|3|1|1 | total = yes }} {{MedalCount | 100 m | 5|1|1 | 200 m | 1|1|1 | 4 × 100 m relay | 8|0|0 | Long jump | 8|1|1 }} --> {{Medal|Competition|African U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2011 Gaborone|3000 m steeplechase}} {{Medal|Competition|World Youth Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2011 Lille|2000 m steeplechase}} {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}}{{Medal|Silver|2012 Barcelona|3000 m steeplechase}} }}
'''Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui''' (born 22 January 1994) is a Kenyan 3000 metre steeplechase runner. In 2011 and 2012, he was a silver medalist at both the World U18 and World U20 championships in the steeplechase.
==Biography== Kirui was raised in Keringet, Kenya and attended Chebara Boys High School. In his first major international competition at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in the steeplechase with a time of 8:25.03, and he followed that up with another steeplechase silver medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships — losing only to future Olympic gold medalist Conseslus Kipruto.<ref name="tilas" /><ref name="iona" />
The next year in 2012, Kipruto and Kirui faced a rematch in the steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior Championships where they again finished 1–2, both more than 10 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.<ref name="tilas" />
In 2013, Kirui set his personal best of 8:06.96 at the 2013 London Diamond League, scoring his first Diamond League points as part of the 2013 season.<ref name="tilas" />
The following year, Kirui moved to the United States to compete for the Iona Gaels track and field team, which he was a member of from 2014 to 2019.<ref name="iona" /> As a Gael, he competed at the NCAA Division I men's cross country championships three times and recorded a sixth-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 10,000 metres.<ref name="tilas" />
==Statistics==
===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Event !! Mark !! Competition !! Venue !! Date |- | 3000 metres steeplechase || 8:06.96 || London Diamond League || London, United Kingdom || 27 June 2013 |} <!-- ===Shot put progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |19.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |19.40 m |Birmingham, United Kingdom |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |19.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |}
===Discus throw progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |69.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |69.40 m |Birmingham, England |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |69.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |- |1981 |63.20 m |Stockholm, Sweden |28 July |41st |}
===Major competitions=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{Flagu|United States}} |- | 2022 || Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic || Ponce ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.30 <small>(−0.2 m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || Irena Szewinska Memorial || Bydgoszcz ||bgcolor=gold|1st || 110 metres hurdles || 13.35 <small>(−0.5 m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || USATF Outdoors || Eugene, OR || 4th || 110 metres hurdles || 13.09 <small>(+1.2 m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || Istvan Gyulai Memorial || Székesfehérvár || 7th || 110 metres hurdles || 15.73 <small>(+1.0 m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || NACAC Championships || Freeport, Bahamas ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.08 <small>(+0.3 m/s)</small> |- | 2023 || London Diamond League || London ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.25 <small>(+1.3 m/s)</small> |}
===Circuit wins=== *IAAF Diamond League **Athletissima shot put: 2010, 2013, 2014 **Golden Gala discus throw: 2009, 2010 **Herculis shot put: 2008 *ISTAF Berlin shot put: 2010
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics|14425946}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirui, Gilbert}} Category:1994 births Category:Kenyan men steeplechase runners <!--Category:Sportspeople from Stewartsville, New Jersey--> <!--Category:Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey) alumni--> <!--Category:World record holders in athletics (track and field)--> <!--Category:IAAF Golden League winners--> <!--Category:African championships competitors--> Category:Iona Gaels men's track and field athletes <!--Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships winners--> <!--Category:Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)--> Category:Living people <!--Category:Pacemakers--> <!--Category:American track and field coaches--> <!--Category:American sportspeople of Nigerian descent--> Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen