Jacob Krop (born 4 June 2001) is a Kenyan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He won the silver medal in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

at the

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and bronze at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

. At age 17, Krop was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2019 African Under-20 Championships.

Career

In April 2019, 17-year-old Jacob Krop ran a new personal best in the

of 13:14.44 to take the silver medal at the African U20 Championships in Athletics in

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, Ivory Coast. After placing fourth in the event at the Kenyan Trials, he qualified for the Doha World Championships in Qatar as first and second runner did not comply with the AIU anti-doping rules. He finished sixth in Doha with a new personal best of 13:03.08. Krop competed at the

in the 5000 m event and won the silver medal in a time of 13:09.98.

Achievements

International competitions

Circuit wins

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: Brussels Memorial Van Damme (5000 m, )

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* Kenyan male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya 2001 births Living people People from West Pokot County Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships medalists Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub