Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Faither Kipyegon (1500m) Elijah Manangoi (1500m) Conseslus Kipruto (3000m SC) Hellen Obiri (5000m) Geoffrey Kirui (Marathon) |
Timothy Cheruiyot (1500m) Edna Kiplagat (Marathon) |
Kipyegon Bett (800m) Hyvin Kiyeng (5000m) Agnes Tirop (10,000m) Paul Tanui (10,000m) |
With a strong finish, Kiyegon fended off a strong challenge as the field closed down on her
Conseslus Kipruto shrugged off a nagging injury that had plagued him for two months to maintain Kenya's incredible run in the 3000m Steeplechase
Hellen Obiri shocked Ethiopian Almaz Ayana after the latter had won the 10,000m in rather dominant fashion
Geoffrey Kirui bagged Kenya's first gold medal of the championships
Training partners Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot in a memorable 1-2 finish for Kenya
Kenya at the 2015 World Athletics Championships
Hyvin Kiyeng won unexpected gold in the steeplechase | Nicholas Bett first ever sprint gold medalist from Kenya |
David Rudisha came back from a two year slump to win gold | Julius Yego became the first Kenyan to win gold at a field event and became the third best Javelin thrower ever |
Vivian Cheruiyot came back from a two year meternity leave to win | Asbel Kiprop capped a glorious season. Elijah Manangoi won unexpected silver with a storming finish |
Ezekiel Kemboi stamped won his 5th succesive major championship after many had written him off. Kenyans grabbed positions 1 to 4 |
Kenya finished atop the standings for the first time ever
Rank | Country | G | S | B | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KENYA | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
2 | JAMAICA | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
3 | UNITED STATES | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
4 | GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
5 | ETHIOPIA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
6 | POLAND | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
7 | CANADA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
7 | GERMANY | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
9 | RUSSIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
10 | CUBA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Kenya at the 2013 world athletics championships