Vivian Chebet Kiprotich

Vivian Chebet Kiprotich (born 7 January 1996) is Kenyan track and field athlete who competes as a middle-distance runner.^[1]

Vivian Chebet Kiprotich

Personal information
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:58.80 (Huelva, 2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Kenya 2023 African Games 2023 Accra 800 m

Career

In May 2023, she ran a personal best time of 2:00.53 for the 800 metres at the Kip Keino Classic.^[2] In June 2023 she lowered her personal best to a time of 1:58.80 for 800 metres in Huelva.^[3] She competed for Kenya at the 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres in Budapest.^[4]

She was selected to compete for Kenya at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.^[5] She ran a personal best indoors time of 2:00.80 to qualify for the semi-final, and lowered it to 1:59.65 to qualify for the final. In the final she finished in fourth place.^[6]

In March 2024, she won bronze in the 800 metres at the African Games.^[7]

References

1. "Vivian Chebet Kiprotich". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
2. Andrews, Glen (13 May 2023). "Kenyans dominate distance races at 2023 Kip Keino Classic – Recap". World-Track. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
3. "Record breaking week for Africa's superstars". Supersport. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
4. "Moraa Through To 800m Semis In Budapest As Korir, Chebet Fall Off". Capitalfm.co.ke. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
5. Vaselyne, John (February 8, 2024). "HLETICSKenya selects a lean team to World Indoor Games as Jacob Krop drops out". Athletivs.co.ke. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
6. "Women's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
7. Koech, James (March 20, 2024). "ATHLETICS Africa Games: Vivian Chebet win's bronze in 800m race". Athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 20 March 2024.