Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich (born 26 June 1993) is a

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. Rotich won the

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at the 2012

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Career

2012

Rotich opened his 2012 season at the

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meeting on 25 May, placing third in the 800 metres in 1:45.52. He then improved to 1:44.46 in

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three days later; both times were inside the Olympic qualification standards. However, he only placed fourth at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials, missing out on an Olympic berth as the top three were selected. He then clocked a new personal best of 1:43.62 at

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on 5 July. He improved further to 1:43.15 two days later at the

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Night of Athletics, breaking the Kenyan

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record previously held by 2011 World Youth Champion

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. Only two other athletes had run faster in 2012. Nevertheless, Rotich said he wasn't satisfied with the time. Rotich made his

debut on 20 July at

. He won the race in another new personal best of 1:43.13, beating Kosencha in a close finish. The field also included

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, who went on to place fourth at the Olympics three weeks later, and

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's 2011 World Championship silver medallist

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. Rotich made another Diamond League appearance four weeks later at the

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, placing third behind

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and

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. In his last race in 2012, he beat Olympic bronze medallist

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over 1000 metres at

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. ''

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'' ranked Rotich #6 in the world at 800 m.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotich, Abraham Kipchirchir 1993 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Bahraini male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bahrain Asian Games competitors for Bahrain Asian Athletics Championships winners