Edward Zakayo
 Edward Zakayo competing in the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Edward Pingua Zakayo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 2001 Narok, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Erick Kimaiyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 5000 m: 13:03.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male
long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
.
Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.[1] In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi.[2][3] On 11 June 2018, he won the Kenya World U20 trials with a new personal best of 13:19 to qualify for the U20 World Championships in Finland.[4]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:49.17 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:54.06 |
| World U20 Championships | Tampere , Finland
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1st | 5000 m | 13:20.16 | |
| African Championships | Asaba , Nigeria
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1st | 5000 m | 13:48.58 | |
| 2019 | African U20 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 1st | 5000 m | 13:13.06 |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:30.96 |
Personal bests
- Outdoor
| Event | Time | Date | Place |
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| 3000 m | 7:49.17 | 16 July 2017 | Nairobi |
| 5000 m | 13:03.19 | 6 June 2019 | Rome |
| 10000m | 27:35.07 | 25 June 2022 | Nairobi |
- From World Athletics Profile
References
- ^ Edward Pingua ZAKAYO. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Edward Zakayo Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
- ^ Report: boys' 3000m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 . IAAF (2017-07-16). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Trials at MOI International Stadium" (PDF). athleticskenya.or.ke. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links
World U20 Champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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