Brian Komen
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500m | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:33.84 (Poznan, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Brian Komen (born 10 August 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 African Games over 1500 metres.[1]
Career[edit]
In June 2023, Komen ran a personal best for 1500 metres in Poznan of 3:33.84.[2]
Competing indoors in 2024, he finished runner-up at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting in Dortmund over 1500 metres, before finishing eighth and fourth respectively at the Czech Indoor Gala in Prague and at the Metz Moselle Athleor in France.[3] His time of 3:37.42 in Metz was an indoors personal best.[4]
Komen won the Kenyan African Games national trials, beating Abel Kipsang into second place in Nairobi in a time of 3:38.26.[5][6] On 22 March 2024, he was a gold medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra in a time of 3:39.19.[7][8] On 20 April 2024, he was the runner-up over 1500 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brian Komen". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS 1500 m Men/mężczyzn" (PDF). Cybulski.domtel-sport. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Wafulu, Abigael (18 March 2024). "Beating Abel Kipsang at national trials motivation enough for Brian Komen ahead of African Games". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "1500m Men Final A". athletb.matsport.com. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Onyatta, Omondi (6 March 2024). "First Timer Komen Trusting In God For Gold At African Games Debut". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Wafulu, Abigael (22 March 2024). "Brian Komen upsets Abel Kipsang yet again to claim gold at African Games". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Mwamburi, Geoffrey (March 23, 2024). "Okong'o, Komen Bag Gold As African Games Hit Climax In Ghana". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Mbaisi, Chris (23 March 2024). "Komen takes gold in 1500m as Yego settles for silver in javelin". The-Star.co.ke. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (20 April 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNY BEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
