Albert Rop Explained

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
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	13:52.54
2014	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	5000 m	13:36.62[2]
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	5000 m	13:28.08
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	13:18.55
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	13:35.26
	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th	5000 m	14:00.12
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	13:23.70
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m	7:40.27
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	5000 m	13:08.79
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	28th (h)	5000 m	13:32.40
2018	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	13:42.94
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	13:43.76
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	13:35.79
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	28:21.08
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	13:37.57
2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	13:44.70
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	29:15.97
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	7th	5000 m	14:02.09
			5th	10,000 m	28:45.66

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/albert-kibichii-rop Albert Kibichii Rop
2. Representing Asia-Pacific