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Isaac Kimeli

1994 - Today

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Isaac Kimeli (born 9 March 1994 in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya) is a Kenyan born Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. Kimeli is a 5000m silver medal winner at the World Athletics Championships. Kimeli won two Diamond League meetings, securing victory in the 5000 m at the 2019 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels (promotional event) with a then personal best of 13:13.02 and six years later at the very rainy 2025 Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland also in the 5000m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 10 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Kimeli is the 7,814th most popular athlete (down from 5,810th in 2024), the 181st most popular biography from Kenya (down from 147th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Isaac Kimeli ranks 7,814 out of 6,025. Before him are Emma White, Mark Oldershaw, Yoshihide Kiryū, Francesca Dallapè, Karen Aslanyan, and Lázaro Martínez. After him are Jimmy Gressier, Leydi Solís, David Murdoch, Hicham Bouchicha, Markéta Sluková, and Chiara Rosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Isaac Kimeli ranks 1,185. Before him are Jack Stephens, Omer Shapira, Lenny Nangis, Julian Weber, Erik Thommy, and Sara Dosho. After him are Jang Kuk-chol, Christian Harrison, Breanna Stewart, Kosuke Kinoshita, Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk, and Chantal Van Landeghem.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Isaac Kimeli ranks 181 out of 150. Before him are Amos Kipruto (1992), Ali Kaya (1994), Joseph Ebuya (1987), Gladys Cherono Kiprono (1983), Rita Jeptoo (1981), and Abel Mutai (1988). After him are Wanuri Kahiu (1980), Arnold Origi (1983), Sally Kipyego (1985), Martin Mathathi (1985), Moses Ndiema Masai (1986), and Warsan Shire (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Isaac Kimeli ranks 140. Before him are Amos Kipruto (1992), Ali Kaya (1994), Joseph Ebuya (1987), Gladys Cherono Kiprono (1983), Rita Jeptoo (1981), and Abel Mutai (1988). After him are Sally Kipyego (1985), Martin Mathathi (1985), Moses Ndiema Masai (1986), Mary Moraa (2000), Caleb Ndiku (1992), and Emmanuel Wanyonyi (2004).

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