Brian Komen

Brian Komen
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998
Chebara, Nakuru County, Kenya
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 3:28.80 (Monaco, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Douala1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2026 Accra1500 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]

Biography

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]

He finished third in the 1500 metres at the Kenyan World Championships Trials in July 2025.[13]

In May 2026, he won the bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, behind Luan Munnik of South Africa.[14] In June, he placed third in the 1500 m at the Kenyan Championships.[15] He was a finalist in the mile at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[16]

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.
  13. ↑ Chavez, Chris (July 22, 2025). "2025 Athletics Kenya Trials For 2025 Tokyo World Championship: Notable Results". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Julius Yego wins historic sixth javelin gold, Zimbabwe stuns favourites to win 4x400m title". Olympics.com. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Odira and Cheruiyot book Commonwealth Games places at Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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