Edward Zakayo
 Edward Zakayo competing in the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Edward Pingua Zakayo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 2001 Narok, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Erick Kimaiyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 5000 m: 13:03.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.[1] In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi.[2][3] On 11 June 2018, he won the Kenya World U20 trials with a new personal best of 13:19 to qualify for the U20 World Championships in Finland.[4]
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:49.17 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:54.06 |
| World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 5000 m | 13:20.16 | |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 5000 m | 13:48.58 | |
| 2019 | African U20 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 1st | 5000 m | 13:13.06 |
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:30.96 |
Personal bests[edit]
- Outdoor
| Event | Time | Date | Place |
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| 3000 m | 7:49.17 | 16 July 2017 | Nairobi |
| 5000 m | 13:03.19 | 6 June 2019 | Rome |
| 10000m | 27:35.07 | 25 June 2022 | Nairobi |
- From World Athletics Profile
References[edit]
- ^ Edward Pingua ZAKAYO. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Edward Zakayo Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
- ^ Report: boys' 3000m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 . IAAF (2017-07-16). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Trials at MOI International Stadium" (PDF). athleticskenya.or.ke. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links[edit]
World U20 Champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Narok County
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games silver medalists for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games