Brian Komen

Brian Komen

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) Chebara, Nakuru County, Kenya
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 3:28.80 (Monaco, 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya African Games 2023 Accra 1500 m African Championships 2024 Douala 1500 m

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

In April 2024, Komen ran a personal best for 1500 metres in Nairobi of 3:32.29.[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] In May 2024, he won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event.[10] On 12 July 2024, he ran a personal best 3:28.80 for the 1500 metres at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[11] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres, placing twelfth in the final.[12]

References

1. "Brian Komen". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
2. "Results - Kip Keino Classic 2024". watchathletics.com. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
3. 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.
4. "1500m Men Final A". athletb.matsport.com. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
5. Onyatta, Omondi (6 March 2024). "First Timer Komen Trusting In God For Gold At African Games Debut". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
6. Wafulu, Abigael (22 March 2024). "Brian Komen upsets Abel Kipsang yet again to claim gold at African Games". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
7. Mwamburi, Geoffrey (March 23, 2024). "Okong'o, Komen Bag Gold As African Games Hit Climax In Ghana". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "Komen stuns former World Champion Cheruiyot to win 1500m in Doha". standard media. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
11. "Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco". World Athletics. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
12. "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

External links

• Brian Komen at World Athletics
• Brian Komen at Olympics.com
• Brian Komen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics