Agnes Tirop
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| Birth name | Agnes Jebet Tirop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1995 Uasin Gishu County, Kenya[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 October 2021 (aged 25) Iten, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Agnes Jebet Tirop (23 October 1995 – 13 October 2021) was a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She mainly competed in the 5000 metres and cross country running. She won bronze medal in the 10,000 metres events at the 2017 and 2019. Tirop also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tirop was found dead in her home in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on 13 October 2021 with multiple stab wounds in the abdomen, aged 25.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Eurosport.com. Agnes Jebet Tirop. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Agnes Tirop: world record holder found dead at home in Kenya". The Guardian. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ Haigh, Phil. "World Championship 10,000m medallist Agnes Jebet Tirop found stabbed to death at home". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Athletics Kenya". Retrieved 13 October 2021.