Brian Komen (born 10 August 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a gold medalist at the

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over

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Career

In April 2024, Komen ran a personal best for

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of 3:32.29. Competing indoors in 2024, he finished runner-up at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting in

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over 1500 metres, before finishing eighth and fourth respectively at the Czech Indoor Gala in

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and at the Metz Moselle Athleor in France. His time of 3:37.42 in

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was an indoors personal best. Komen won the Kenyan African Games national trials, beating Abel Kipsang into second place in

in a time of 3:38.26. On 22 March 2024, he was a gold medalist over 1500 metres at the

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in a time of 3:39.19. On 20 April 2024, he was the runner-up over 1500 metres at the

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in Kenya. In May 2024, he won the 1500 metres at the

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event. On 12 July 2024, he ran a personal best 3:28.80 for the 1500 metres at the

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Diamond League event in

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. He competed at the

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over 1500 metres, placing twelfth in the final.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Komen, Brian 1998 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Medalists at the 2023 African Games