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Shadrack Kipchirchir

Olympian 2016

Athlete Bio 

Height

5'8"

Age

36

Hometown

Beaverton, OR

Education

Kipkabus Secondary School (Kenya) Oklahoma State University ’14, Construction Engineering

Quick Facts
  • Son of John and Rose Tirop
  • Is the middle child of nine children
  • Born in Kenya and moved to the United States to attend school at Western Kentucky University before transferring to Oklahoma State University
  • Had no experience running competitively until he moved to the United States, but earned All-America honors in his second year at Western Kentucky
  • Following in his brothers footsteps, enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 2014 and joined the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program shortly after
  • Interests includes watching movies
  • Assisted with the Red Cross
  • Also played soccer as a child.
Career Highlights
  • 2015 Pan American Games, 4th (10,000m)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 19th (10000m - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 10th (10000m - Men), 11th (Team Cross Country Long Distance - Men), 33th (Individual Cross Country Long Distance - Men)
  • Years of participation: 10000m - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; Individual Cross Country Long Distance - Men 2017, 2019; Team Cross Country Long Distance - Men 2017, 2019; 3000m (Indoor) - Men 2018
  • Top finish: 5th – 2017 (Team Cross Country Long Distance - Men)

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