Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (born 2 September 1986 in Singare) is a Ugandan

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who specialises in the

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. He was the

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list in the event at the

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. He represented Uganda at the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

, coming fourth over 5000 m. Kipsiro has won medals in the 5000 m at the

African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...

and the

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. He completed a 5000/

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double at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

. He is a four-time Ugandan cross country champion having won every race from 2008 to 2011. He is the Ugandan record holder for the

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and

on the track, as well as for the 10K road distance.

Career

First African and world medals

He made his first senior international appearance at the

2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF ...

, running in the heats of the

. At the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

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, he came seventh in the 5000 m. Kipsiro placed in the top thirty of both the long and short races at the

2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on April 1/2, 2006. The races were held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fukuo ...

. However, it was on the track that he made his first impact, taking the 5000 m

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and the

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at the

2006 African Championships in Athletics The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships ...

. The following year he focused on

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and secured the 5000 m title representing Uganda at the 2007 All-Africa Games. At the

a month later he crossed the line after

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and

Eliud Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge ( ; born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized at the 5000 metre distance. Widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 ...

to gain himself a world

in the event. He was thirteenth at the

2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races ...

, but came close to a medal at the

that summer with a fourth-place finish in the men's 5000 m final. He managed to reach the podium at the end of season

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, taking the 5000 m silver. He ran at the inaugural

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race in 2008 and finished as the runner-up just behind

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with a national record of 27:54 minutes. He had a second attempt at the race in 2010, but was again relegated to second place, this time by

Titus Mbishei Titus Kipjumba Mbishei (born 28 October 1990 in Mount Elgon District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running. He won medals at world junior level and has represented Kenya at the Commonwealth Ga ...

. He came in second place in a closely fought race at the

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, finishing with a time of 35:04 minutes. At the 2009

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meeting

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, he set a Ugandan record in the 3000 m of 7:30.95 minutes.

Commonwealth gold medals

Kipsiro's 2010 season started with success at the

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: he won the

in the men's race and led the Ugandan team to fifth place in the table. The next major test came in July on the track at the

2010 African Championships in Athletics The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010. Background The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time. Previously two major athletics events have been held i ...

, where he took the

silver medal behind

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. Based on this performance, he was selected to represent Africa at the

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in both the

and 5000 m. He was outdone by an in-form

over both distances, but managed to secure two silver medals for Africa. He was selected to run in the 5000 m at the

in New Delhi the following month and faced strong opposition from a Kenyan trio. However, Kipsiro assumed the lead and never relinquished the position, holding off defending champion

at the line to become the Commonwealth champion. He followed this up with a second win of the Games in the 10,000 m, beating

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to take the gold medal. Moses Ndiema Kipsiro 2012 Olympics

He won his fourth consecutive title at the

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in February 2011, comfortably seeing off challenges from national rivals

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and

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. However, Kiprotich finished ahead of him at the

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, where he was eleventh, and the Ugandans took the bronze team medal. His 2011 season was abruptly brought to a halt as he was diagnosed with

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and

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. He missed the

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as a result, but returned to defend his 5000 m title at the

2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ...

and won for a second time running. He returned to grass competitions in 2012 with a third-place finish at the

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2012 Olympic Games

Kipsiro set two national records at the

Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix The Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, is an annual indoor track and field competition which is held in mid-February at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. It is one of a handful of events to hold IAA ...

, covering 3000 m in 7:37.40 minutes before reaching two miles in a record of 8:08.16 minutes. Kipsiro managed seventh in the 3000 m final at the

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of four ...

. On the

2012 IAAF Diamond League The 2012 IAAF Diamond League (also known as the 2012 Samsung Diamond League for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 11 May in Doha, Q ...

circuit he placed third in the Doha and London legs of the series, but at the 5000 m final at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he came only 15th overall. He fared better in the 10,000 m Olympic final, taking tenth place. He ended the year with a win at the Silvesterlauf Trier. At the

2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2013. The races were held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall ...

he just finished outside the medals with a fourth-place finish. He was runner-up at the

UAE Healthy Kidney 10K The UAE Healthy Kidney 10K was an annual road running event over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) that took place in May in New York City in the United States. The event featured both an elite-level men's race and a general mass race for fun runners. Almo ...

in New York, then took two prominent scalps in

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and

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to win at the Manchester 10K.UAE Healthy Kidney 10K Komon Chases Record, Wins Second UAE Healthy Kidney 10K Title
New York Road Runners. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

Career highlights

;Commonwealth Games : 2006 – Melbourne, 7th at 5,000 m : 2010 – Delhi, 1st at 5,000 m : 2010 – Delhi, 1st at 10,000 m : 2014 – Glasgow, 1st at 10,000 m ;Olympic Games : 2008 – Beijing, 4th at 5,000 m ;IAAF World Championships in Athletics : 2005 – Helsinki, 12th in heat 2 at 5,000 m : 2007 – Osaka, 3rd at 5,000 m : 2009 – Berlin, 4th at 5,000m ;IAAF World Cross Country Championships :2006 –

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, 29th in short race :2006 –

, 23rd in long race :2009 –

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

, 2nd in long race ;IAAF Golden League :2007 –

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, 3rd at 5,000 m :2007 –

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, 3rd at 3,000 m :2007 – Paris, 1st at 3,000 m ;IAAF Grand Prix :2005 –

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, 1st at 3,000 m :2007 –

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, 2nd at 3,000 m ;African Championships : 2006 – Bambous, 2nd at 5,000 m : 2006 – Bambous, 1st at 10,000 m : 2010 – Nairobi, 2nd at 10,000 m ;All Africa Games : 2007 – Algiers, 1st at 5,000 m : 2011 – Maputo, 1st at 5,000 m ;Other races :2005 –

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, 2nd at Cork City Sports 3,000 m :2005 –

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, 1st at New Year's Eve Race Trier :2006 –

, 1st at New Year's Eve Race Trier :2006 – Guyan-Mestras, 1st at Cross Sud Ouest :2006 – Fontenay Les Briis, 1st at RATP Cross Country :2006 –

, 2nd at Cork City Sports 3,000 m :2006 –

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, 1st at BMC Solihull 5,000 m :2006 –

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, 3rd at 3,000 m :2006 –

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, 2nd at

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:2007 –

, 1st at New Year's Eve Trier :2007 –

, 1st at Cork City Sports 3,000 m :2007 –

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, 2nd at

:2007 –

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

, 2nd at

Cross Ouest France A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

:2007 –

, 1st at

:2008 –

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, 1st at

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:2008 –

, 1st at

Personal bests

References

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