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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 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Agnes Tirop is the 3,314th most popular athlete (up from 5,508th in 2024), the 81st most popular biography from Kenya (up from 142nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Agnes Tirop ranks 3,314 out of 6,025. Before her are Mohammed Mourhit, Glory Alozie, Olaf Tufte, Tatyana Sadovskaya, Meseret Defar, and Antonietta Di Martino. After her are Mel Pender, Dumitru Răducanu, Laura Dahlmeier, Alessandro Puccini, Doina Spîrcu, and Ulrich Kirchhoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Agnes Tirop ranks 218. 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 715. 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 81 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 55. 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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