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Kenya at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	KEN
Website	www.athleticskenya.or.ke
in London
Competitors	50 in 20 events
Medals Ranked 2th	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 4 Total 11
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Kenya competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.

Medalists※

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Geoffrey Kirui	Men's marathon	August 6
Gold	Faith Kipyegon	Women's 1500 metres	August 7
Gold	Conseslus Kipruto	Men's steeplechase	August 8
Gold	Hellen Obiri	Women's 5000 metres	August 13
Gold	Elijah Manangoi	Men's 1500 metres	August 13
Silver	Edna Kiplagat	Women's marathon	August 6
Silver	Timothy Cheruiyot	Men's 1500 metres	August 13
Bronze	Paul Tanui	Men's 10,000 metres	August 4
Bronze	Agnes Tirop	Women's 10,000 metres	August 5
Bronze	Kipyegon Bett	Men's 800 metres	August 8
Bronze	Hyvin Jepkemoi	Women's steeplechase	August 11

Results※

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men※

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mark Odhiambo	100 metres	10.40	10 Q	10.37	36	Did not advance
	200 metres	—		20.74	32	Did not advance
Collins Omae Gichana	400 metres	—		46.10	37	Did not advance
Raymond Kibet				45.35	25
Boniface Mweresa				45.58	20 q	45.93	22	Did not advance
Kipyegon Bett	800 metres	—		1:45.76	4 Q	1:45.02	1 Q	1.45.21
Emmanuel Korir				1:47.08	24 Q	1:46.08	8	Did not advance
Ferguson Rotich				1:45.77	6 Q	1:46.49	15
Michael Loturomom Saruni				DNS	–	Did not advance
Timothy Cheruiyot	1500 metres	—		3:38.41	2 Q	3:38.14	2 Q	3:33.99
Asbel Kiprop				3:45.96	25 Q	3:40.14	13 Q	3:37.24	9
Ronald Kwemoi				3:43.10	18 q	3:39.47	9	Did not advance
Elijah Manangoi				3:45.93	24 Q	3:40.10	12 Q	3:33.61
Davis Kiplangat	5000 metres	—		14:52.98	37	—		Did not advance
Josphat Kiprono Menjo				13:35.68	30
Cyrus Rutto				13:22.45	3 Q			13:48.64	13
Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	10,000 metres	—						26:57.77 SB	6
Bedan Karoki Muchiri								26:52.12 PB	4
Paul Tanui								26:50.60 SB
Gideon Kipketer	Marathon	—						2:10:56	6
Geoffrey Kirui								2:08:27
Daniel Wanjiru								2:12:16	8
Aron Koech	400 metres hurdles	—		49.55	11 Q	50.40	18	Did not advance
Jairus Birech	3000 metres steeplechase	—		8:23.84	11 q	—		8:32.90	12
Ezekiel Kemboi				8:20.61	4 q	8:29.38	11
Brimin Kipruto				8:33.33	23	Did not advance
Conseslus Kipruto				8:23.80	10 Q	8:14.12
Samuel Gathimba	20 kilometres walk	—						1:22:52 SB	30
Simon Wachira								DNF	–

Field events

Women※

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maximila Imali	400 metres	53.97	46	Did not advance
Eunice Jepkoech Sum	800 metres	DNS	–	Did not advance
Emily Cherotich Tuei		2:02.70	30
Margaret Nyairera Wambui		2:00.75	6 Q	2:01.19	17 Q	1:57.54	4
Winny Chebet	1500 metres	4:03.19	4 Q	4:06.29	15	Did not advance
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon		4:03.09	3 Q	4:03.54	1 Q	4:02.59
Judy Kiyeng		4:13.65	39	Did not advance
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	5000 metres	15:00.39	12 Q	—		14:48.74	5
Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich		14:57.58 PB	6 q			14:54.05 PB	7
Hellen Obiri		14:56.70	1 Q			14:34.86
Irene Chepet Cheptai	10,000 metres	—				31:21.11 SB	7
Alice Aprot Nawowuna						31:11.86 SB	4
Agnes Jebet Tirop						31:03.50 PB
Flomena Cheyech Daniel	Marathon	—				2:27:21 SB	4
Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat						2:27:18 SB
Helah Jelagat Kiprop						2:28:19	7
Beatrice Chepkoech	3000 metres steeplechase	9:19.03	1 Q	—		9:10.45	4
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol		9:27.35	5 Q	9:15.04	6
Hyvin Jepkemoi		9:39.89	16 Q	9:04.03
Purity Cherotich Kirui		9:40.53	17 Q	9:25.62	10
Grace Wanjiru Njue	20 kilometres walk	—				1:35:22	37

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