Augustine Kiprono Choge
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Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics
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Representing ![]() | ||
World Indoor Championships
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2012 Istanbul | 3000 m |
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2016 Portland | 3000 m |
World Indoor Tour
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Winner | 2016 | 3000 m |
World Junior Championships
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2004 Grosseto | 5000 m |
World Youth Championships | ||
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2003 Sherbrooke | 3000 m |
Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | 5000 m
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World Cross Country Championships
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2005 Saint-Galmier | Junior race |
Augustine Kiprono Choge (born 21 January 1987) is a Kenyan
He won world youth and junior titles on the track in 2003 and 2004, eventually going on to set a
He claimed the
Career
Choge was born in 1987 to a family of small-scale farmers at
He won the national secondary schools
Choge graduated from Kabikwen Secondary School in 2004. At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics he won the 5000 metres race. At the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final he was third in 5000 metres. At the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he won the junior race and junior team race. At the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final he finished third in 3000 metres.[1]
On 20 March 2006, he won the men's 5000 metres event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games with a time of 12 minutes, 56.41 seconds.[4] This is the current Commonwealth Games record.
Augustine Choge competed at the
He ran the fastest qualifying time in the 3000 m at the
In October 2019, Choge joined the pacemaker team for the Ineos 1:59 Challenge to help fellow Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge run a sub-two hour marathon distance.[8]
Choge is managed by James Templeton and coached by Colm O'Connell.[9]
Achievements
Personal bests
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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800 metres | 1:44.86 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 17 June 2009 |
1000 metres (indoor) | 2:17.79 | Prague, Czech Republic | 26 February 2009 |
1500 metres | 3:29.47 | Berlin, Germany | 14 June 2009 |
1500 metres (indoor) | 3:33.23 | Birmingham, England | 19 February 2011 |
2000 metres (indoor) | 4:56.30 | Aubière, France | 9 February 2007 |
One mile
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3:50.01 | London, England | 27 July 2013 |
3000 metres | 7:28.76 | Doha, Qatar | 6 May 2011 |
3000 metres (indoor) | 7:28.00 | Stuttgart, Germany | 5 February 2011 |
5000 metres | 12:53.66 | Rome, Italy | 8 July 2005 |
10,000 metres | 28:22.8 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 April 2016 |
Half marathon | 59:26 | Ras Al Khaimah, UAE | 10 February 2017 |
Marathon | 2:20:53 | New York City, USA | 7 November 2021 |
- All information taken from World Athletics profile.
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ IAAF World Junior records Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IAAF, November 17, 2009: World Records ratified Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ IAAF, September 4, 2009: Oldest World record goes down in Brussels as Kenya dominates 4x1500 - ÅF Golden League Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ INEOS. "Augustine Choge". www.ineos159challenge.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Running the Show Archived January 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Sydney Morning Herald June 16, 2012. Retrieved on 2012-06-23.