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Agnes Tirop

1995 - 2021

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Agnes Jebet Tirop (23 October 1995 – 13 October 2021) was a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She won bronze medals in the 10,000 metres at the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships. At the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Tirop became the second-youngest ever gold medallist in the women's race, after Zola Budd. At the time of her death in 2021, she was the world-record holder in the 10 kilometres women's-only event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agnes Tirop is the 3,276th most popular athlete (up from 5,536th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 142nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Agnes Tirop ranks 3,276 out of 6,025. Before her are Jolanda Čeplak, Mohammed Mourhit, Glory Alozie, Olaf Tufte, Meseret Defar, and Antonietta Di Martino. After her are Mel Pender, Laura Dahlmeier, Alessandro Puccini, Doina Spîrcu, Ulrich Kirchhoff, and Satu Mäkelä-Nummela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Agnes Tirop ranks 213. Before her are Mattia Zaccagni, Yulimar Rojas, Samu Castillejo, Molly Gordon, Rick Karsdorp, and Tonny Vilhena. After her are Ryan Christie, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Leander Dendoncker, Leon Draisaitl, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Yuya Nishijima. Among people deceased in 2021, Agnes Tirop ranks 712. Before her are Sean Lock, Dustin Diamond, Georgi Dimitrov, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Biz Markie, and Bill Brock. After her are Zhang Enhua, Kathleen Heddle, Mort Sahl, Johnny Crawford, Alcee Hastings, and Chris Anker Sørensen.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Agnes Tirop ranks 80 out of 150. Before her are Michael Olunga (1994), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Paul Chelimo (1990), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986), and Grace Ogot (1930). After her are Matthew Birir (1972), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), McDonald Mariga (1987), Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), Paul Ereng (1966), and Daniel Komen (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Agnes Tirop ranks 54. Before her are Beatrice Chebet (2000), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Paul Chelimo (1990), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), and Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986). After her are Matthew Birir (1972), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), Paul Ereng (1966), Daniel Komen (1976), and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982).

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