Asbel Kiprop
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Asbel Kipruto Kiprop is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. He was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, t
Kiprop at the 2009 FBK Games
Asbel Kiprop winning the 1500m at the 2016 Doha Diamond League Meeting
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The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle-distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics s
Asbel Kiprop
…Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (born 30 June 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. He was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping. Kiprop has won…
Men's 1500 m final at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leads with Josh Kerr to the far left and Yared Nuguse in center frame.
Athletes competing in the 2024 men's Olympic final
Olavi Salsola, Olavi Salonen and Olavi Vuorisalo (The three Olavis) break the 1500 m world record in 1957 in Turku, Finland.