Timeline Faith Kipyegon

Kenyan middle-distance runner and three-time Olympic 1500 metre champion. She set world records at 1500 metres, 5000 metres and the mile, and tried to run a mile under four minutes.

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1994 Faith Kipyegon born in Nakuru County Faith Kipyegon is born in Kenya's Rift Valley and grows up in Keringet.
2011 Faith Kipyegon wins the world junior cross country Kipyegon wins the junior race in Punta Umbria.
2011 Faith Kipyegon wins the world youth 1500 m Kipyegon becomes world youth champion.
2012 Faith Kipyegon wins the world junior 1500 m Kipyegon wins in Barcelona.
2016 Faith Kipyegon wins Olympic gold in Rio Kipyegon beats Genzebe Dibaba in the 1500 m.
2017 Faith Kipyegon becomes world champion Kipyegon wins the 1500 m in London.
2018 Faith Kipyegon becomes a mother Kipyegon's daughter Alyn is born. She returns to win world silver in 2019.
2021 Faith Kipyegon retains her Olympic title Kipyegon wins the 1500 m in Tokyo.
2022 Faith Kipyegon wins a second world title Kipyegon wins the 1500 m in Eugene.
2023 Faith Kipyegon breaks the 1500 m world record Kipyegon runs 3:49.11 in Florence, the first woman under 3:50.
2023 Faith Kipyegon breaks the 5000 m world record A week later, Kipyegon runs 14:05.20 in Paris.
2023 Faith Kipyegon breaks the mile world record Kipyegon runs 4:07.64 in Monaco, her third world record in seven weeks.
2023 Faith Kipyegon wins a world double Kipyegon wins the 1500 m and 5000 m in Budapest.
2024 Faith Kipyegon lowers her 1500 m record Kipyegon runs 3:49.04 in Paris.
2024 Faith Kipyegon wins a third Olympic 1500 m Kipyegon is the first woman to win the event three times, adding 5000 m silver after an appeal.
2025 Faith Kipyegon attempts a sub-four-minute mile In Nike's Breaking4 event in Paris, Kipyegon runs 4:06.42.
2025 Faith Kipyegon runs 3:48.68 Kipyegon breaks the 1500 m world record again in Eugene.
2025 Faith Kipyegon wins a fourth world 1500 m title Kipyegon wins in Tokyo and takes silver in the 5000 m.
2026 Faith Kipyegon opens a maternity ward Kipyegon announces a maternity ward in her hometown of Keringet.