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Kenyan long-distance runner
A.K.A.
Abel Kiprop Mutai
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Place of birth
Nandi District, Kenya
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LibraAge
36 years
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Height:
175 cm
Weight:
62 kg
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Biography
Abel Kiprop Mutai (born 2 October 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
He was born in Nandi. He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships, a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 2013 World Championship and finished ninth at the 2009 World Athletics Final.
As well as these, he won the 2000 m steeplechase at the 2007 African Junior championship.He suffered an Achilles tendon injury which kept him out of competition for all of 2010.
His personal best times are 8:05.16 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Lisbon; and 8:01.67 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in May 2012 in Rome.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Kenya | |||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | 2000 m s'chase | 5:24.69 |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 8th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:36.75 |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:16.05 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:19.73 | |
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