Gilbert Kirui

Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui (born 22 January 1994) is a Kenyan 3000 metre steeplechase runner.Kirui was raised in Keringet, Kenya and attended Chebara Boys High School.In his first major international competition at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in the steeplechase with a time of 8:25.03, and he followed that up with another steeplechase silver medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships — losing only to future Olympic gold medalist Conseslus Kipruto.[1][2] The next year in 2012, Kipruto and Kirui faced a rematch in the steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior Championships where they again finished 1–2, both more than 10 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.[1] The following year, Kirui moved to the United States to compete for the Iona Gaels track and field team, which he was a member of from 2014 to 2019.
KenyanKeringet, KenyaAthletics3000 metres steeplechaseIona Gaels2017 NCAA10,000 m3000m SCMarathonAfrican U20 Championships2011 GaboroneWorld Youth Championships2011 Lille2000 m steeplechaseWorld U20 Championships2012 Barcelona3000 m steeplechase3000 metre steeplechaseWorld U18Chebara Boys High School2011 African Junior Athletics Championships2011 World Youth ChampionshipsConseslus Kiprutothe steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior ChampionshipsLondon Diamond League2013 seasonIona Gaels track and fieldNCAA Division I men's cross country championships2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsLondon, United KingdomWorld Athletics