Albert Kibichii Rop (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the long-distance events. He represents Bahrain in international competitions. In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres Asian record of 12:51.96.
Competition record Representing 2013Arab ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar1st5000 m13:52.542014Continental CupMarrakesh, Morocco4th5000 m13:36.62Representing Asia-PacificAsian GamesIncheon, South Korea3rd5000 m13:28.082015Arab ChampionshipsIsa Town, Bahrain2nd5000 m13:18.55Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China2nd5000 m13:35.26World ChampionshipsBeijing, China11th5000 m14:00.12Military World GamesMungyeong, South Korea1st5000 m13:23.702016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd3000 m7:40.27Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7th5000 m13:08.792017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom28th (h)5000 m13:32.402018West Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1st5000 m13:42.94Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia2nd5000 m13:43.762019Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt2nd5000 m13:35.791st10,000 m28:21.08Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd5000 m13:37.572022GCC GamesKuwait City, Kuwait1st5000 m13:44.701st10,000 m29:15.97Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey7th5000 m14:02.095th10,000 m28:45.662025Asian ChampionshipsGumi, South Korea5th5000 m13:33.413rd10,000 m28:46.82
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 metres – 3:45.7 (Nairobi 2013) 3000 metres – 7:32.02 (Paris 2016) 5000 metres – 12:51.96 (Monaco 2013) 10,000 metres – 28:21.08 (Cairo 2019) 10k (road) – 27:44 (Utrecht 2018) Half marathon – 1:01:21 (Valencia 2018) Indoor 3000 metres – 7:38.77 (Ghent 2014) 5000 metres – 13:09.43 (Birmingham 2017)
See also List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
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