Geoffrey Kirwa
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Geoffrey Kipkemoi Kirwa 3 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 3000m steeplechase: 8:08.10 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Geoffrey Kipkemoi Kirwa (born 3 July 2001) is a Kenyan steeplechaser. He won the bronze medal at the 2022 African Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase, and won the title at that distance at the 2026 NCAA Championships in the United States.[1]
Biography
Kirwa won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 African Championships in Mauritius, running 8:29.74.[2]
Kirwa finished 11th in the 2024 Kenyan Olympic Trials in the 3000 m steeplechase. The following year, he competed as a freshman for the University of Louisville in the United States, and made an immediate impact at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California in April 2025 when he ran a new personal best by more than eight seconds with 8:13.89 for the 3000 m steeplechase, the fastest time run by a college athlete in the month of April.[3] Competing at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, he placed second to James Corrigan in the 3000m steeplechase final in 8:17.12 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.[4]
In May 2026, Kirwa moved to second on the NCAA all-time for the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational, with a time of 8:08.10, behind only the time set by Henry Rono in 1978.[5][6][7] On 12 June 2026, he won the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in 8:17.46.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ "Geoffrey Kirwa". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "LOUISVILLE'S GEOFFREY KIRWA MOVES TO NO. 2 ON NCAA ALL-TIME STEEPLECHASE LIST AT BRYAN CLAY". Runnerspace. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ Becton, Stan (April 20, 2026). "20 midseason superlatives for the outdoor track and field season". ncaa.com. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Kirwa Runs NCAA #2 All-Time in 3000m Steeplechase at Bryan Clay". Flotrack. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bryan Clay Invitational". World Athletics. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NCAA Track and Field Championships Results". Flotrack. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Kirwa Champion Men's 3000m Steeplechase". dyestat.com. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "OREGON'S SIMEON BIRNBAUM CLOSES FAST TO SECURE ELUSIVE 1,500 METERS TITLE". Dye Stat. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.