Kipyegon Bett
| Bett (red shirt) in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998年02月01日)1 February 1998 | |||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 2024(2024年10月06日) (aged 26) Bomet County, Kenya | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 meters | |||||||||||||||
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Kipyegon Bett (1 February 1998 – 6 October 2024) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. Bett won the 800 metres at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[1] He also came second in the 800 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.[2] In the second meet of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai, Bett won the 800 m event in 1:44.70.[3]
Bett won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[4]
He tested positive for EPO in 2018[5] [6] and received a four-year ban in November of the same year.[7]
He was the brother of Purity Kirui, a two-time Commonwealth Games 3000 m Steeplechase medallist.[8]
Kipyegon Bett died from renal and hepatic failure [9] on 6 October 2024, while receiving treatment at a hospital in Bomet County after being ill for over a month. He was 26.[8]
Competition record
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | African Youth Championships | Réduit, Mauritius | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.67 |
| World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.86 | |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.95 |
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 ×ばつ 800 m relay | ×ばつ 800 metres relay">7:13.70 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45:21 | |
References
[edit ]- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (24 July 2016). "Bett, Kirui strike gold as Kenya finishes 2nd in Poland" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Landells, Steve (20 July 2015). "Cali 2015: Tarbei edges Bett in Kenyan 800m 1-2" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Bett stuns Rudisha to claim victory in Shanghai". Daily Nation. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Kipyegon Bett latest Kenyan athlete to test positive for EPO". eurosport.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "World 800m bronze medallist Kipyegon Bett fails drug test - Olympic Channel". www.olympicchannel.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "World 800m bronze medallist Bett given four-year ban in further blow to Kenyan athletics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b Ayodi, Ayumba; Kimutai, Vitalis (7 October 2024). "Former U-20 800m champion Kipyegon Bett dies in Bomet hospital". Daily Nation .
- ^ "Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett dies at the age of 26". Africanews. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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