Hellen Obiri KEN

Date of birth: 13 December 89

Age: 34 years 133 days

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 50 kg

3 World Titles

2017: 5000 2019: 5000, CC Long

3000m World Indoor Champion 2012

2 Olympic Silvers

2016: 5000 2021: 5000

2 World Championships Silvers

2019: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2022: 10000

3000m World Indoor Silver Medallist 2014

1500m World Championships Bronze Medallist 2013

6 National Titles

3000m World Alltime no. 10 8:20.68 Doha 9 May 2014

1500m World Alltime no. 48 3:57.05 Eugene OR 31 May 2014

Marathon World Alltime no. 536 2:25:49 New York NY 6 Nov 2022

Two Miles World Alltime no. 11 9:14.55 Eugene OR 20 Aug 2021

5000m World Alltime no. 13 14:18.37 Roma 8 Jun 2017

One Mile World Alltime no. 12 4:16.15 London 22 Jul 2018

10km, Road World Alltime no. 28 30:15 Manchester 22 May 2022

10,000m World Alltime no. 24 30:10.02 Eugene OR 16 Jul 2022

3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 22 8:29.41 Birmingham 18 Feb 2017

Half Marathon World Alltime no. 5 1:04:22 Ras Al Khaimah 19 Feb 2022

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

800m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2011 2:00.54w

London

5 Aug

2013 2:01.47Aw

Nairobi

11 May

2014 2:00.6hAw

Nairobi

15 May

1000m

Indoor Alltime Show/hide

2012 2:46.00iw

Moskva

5 Feb

1500m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide


2011
Outdoor
4:08.56	4	Mohammed VI	Rabat	5 Jun
4:10.90	2	Znam	Zhukovskiy	3 Jul
4:17.6hA	1h2	NC	Nairobi	14 Jul
4:08.68A	1	NC	Nairobi	16 Jul
4:19.32	4	CISM	Rio de Janeiro	22 Jul
4:07.59	4h3	WC	Daegu	28 Aug
4:08.93	2s1	WC	Daegu	30 Aug
4:20.23	10	WC	Daegu	1 Sep
4:04.10	1rB	Rieti 2011	Rieti	10 Sep
4:02.42	7	VD	Bruxelles	16 Sep
4:17.62	8	el Hassan	Tanger	18 Sep
2012
Indoor
DQ		PSD Bank	Düsseldorf	10 Feb
4:06.25	2	Weltklasse	Karlsruhe	12 Feb

4:17.0hA	1	Army Ch	Nairobi	12 May
4:03.15	4	Diamond	Shanghai	19 May
3:59.68	2	GGala	Roma	31 May
4:04.42	4	Bislett	Oslo	7 Jun
4:17.2hA	2h1	NC	Nairobi	14 Jun
4:07.4hA	1	NC	Nairobi	15 Jun
4:06.10A	1	OT	Nairobi	23 Jun
4:01.43	4	Areva	Saint-Denis	6 Jul
4:05.40	4h1	OG	London	6 Aug
4:02.30	4s2	OG	London	8 Aug
4:16.57	8	OG	London	10 Aug
4:05.39	6	DNG	Stockholm/S	17 Aug
4:12.98	6	Aviva	Birmingham	26 Aug
2013
Outdoor
4:12.24A	1	Army Ch	Nairobi	11 May
4:04.84	2	adidas	New York NY	25 May
3:58.58	1	Pre	Eugene OR	1 Jun
4:03.55	1	Mohammed VI	Rabat	9 Jun
4:16.0hA	1h1	NC	Nairobi	20 Jun
4:05.3hA	1	NC	Nairobi	22 Jun
4:06.91A	1	WC Tr	Nairobi	13 Jul
4:00.93	2	Herc	Monaco	19 Jul
4:06.98	2h3	WC	Moskva	11 Aug
4:05.76	2s2	WC	Moskva	13 Aug
4:03.86	3	WC	Moskva	15 Aug
4:06.92	3	VD	Bruxelles	6 Sep
2014
Indoor
4:10.20	1	v3Nat	Glasgow	25 Jan
4:07.01	1	PSD Bank	Düsseldorf	30 Jan
4:05.82	3	Sainsbury's	Birmingham	15 Feb

4:04.88	1	DrakeR	Des Moines IA	25 Apr
4:10.0hA	1	Army Ch	Nairobi	15 May
3:57.05	1	Pre	Eugene OR	31 May
4:13.2hA	1h1	NC	Nairobi	5 Jun
4:04.97A	1	NC	Nairobi	7 Jun
3:58.89	3	Areva	Saint-Denis	5 Jul
4:05.26	8	Sainsbury's	Glasgow	11 Jul
4:04.43	1h1	CWG	Glasgow	28 Jul
4:10.84	6	CWG	Glasgow	29 Jul
4:09.53	1	AfrC	Marrakech	12 Aug
4:04.75	9	WK	Zürich	28 Aug
4:08.15	4	Cont Cup	Marrakech	14 Sep
2016
Outdoor
4:11.5h	1	AK	Thika	5 Mar
4:16.1hA	3	Defence Ch	Nairobi	27 Apr
3:59.34	2	Diamond	Shanghai	14 May
4:02.11	1	World Chall	Beijing	18 May
4:05.88	6	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	16 Jun
4:08.54	11	WK	Zürich	1 Sep
2017
Outdoor
4:00.46	2	Pre	Eugene OR	27 May
4:00.44+	2	Müller	London	9 Jul
2018
Indoor
4:05.04	3		Toruń	15 Feb

3:58.88+	2	Müller	London	22 Jul
2020
Outdoor
4:10.53	11	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	23 Aug

2011 4:02.42w

Bruxelles

16 Sep

2012 3:59.68w

Roma

31 May

2013 3:58.58w

Eugene OR

1 Jun

2014 3:57.05w

Eugene OR

31 May

2016 3:59.34w

Shanghai

14 May

2017 4:00.44+w

London

9 Jul

2018 3:58.88+w

London

22 Jul

2020 4:10.53w

Stockholm/S

23 Aug

Indoor Alltime Show/hide


2011
Outdoor
4:08.56	4	Mohammed VI	Rabat	5 Jun
4:10.90	2	Znam	Zhukovskiy	3 Jul
4:17.6hA	1h2	NC	Nairobi	14 Jul
4:08.68A	1	NC	Nairobi	16 Jul
4:19.32	4	CISM	Rio de Janeiro	22 Jul
4:07.59	4h3	WC	Daegu	28 Aug
4:08.93	2s1	WC	Daegu	30 Aug
4:20.23	10	WC	Daegu	1 Sep
4:04.10	1rB	Rieti 2011	Rieti	10 Sep
4:02.42	7	VD	Bruxelles	16 Sep
4:17.62	8	el Hassan	Tanger	18 Sep
2012
Indoor
DQ		PSD Bank	Düsseldorf	10 Feb
4:06.25	2	Weltklasse	Karlsruhe	12 Feb

4:17.0hA	1	Army Ch	Nairobi	12 May
4:03.15	4	Diamond	Shanghai	19 May
3:59.68	2	GGala	Roma	31 May
4:04.42	4	Bislett	Oslo	7 Jun
4:17.2hA	2h1	NC	Nairobi	14 Jun
4:07.4hA	1	NC	Nairobi	15 Jun
4:06.10A	1	OT	Nairobi	23 Jun
4:01.43	4	Areva	Saint-Denis	6 Jul
4:05.40	4h1	OG	London	6 Aug
4:02.30	4s2	OG	London	8 Aug
4:16.57	8	OG	London	10 Aug
4:05.39	6	DNG	Stockholm/S	17 Aug
4:12.98	6	Aviva	Birmingham	26 Aug
2013
Outdoor
4:12.24A	1	Army Ch	Nairobi	11 May
4:04.84	2	adidas	New York NY	25 May
3:58.58	1	Pre	Eugene OR	1 Jun
4:03.55	1	Mohammed VI	Rabat	9 Jun
4:16.0hA	1h1	NC	Nairobi	20 Jun
4:05.3hA	1	NC	Nairobi	22 Jun
4:06.91A	1	WC Tr	Nairobi	13 Jul
4:00.93	2	Herc	Monaco	19 Jul
4:06.98	2h3	WC	Moskva	11 Aug
4:05.76	2s2	WC	Moskva	13 Aug
4:03.86	3	WC	Moskva	15 Aug
4:06.92	3	VD	Bruxelles	6 Sep
2014
Indoor
4:10.20	1	v3Nat	Glasgow	25 Jan
4:07.01	1	PSD Bank	Düsseldorf	30 Jan
4:05.82	3	Sainsbury's	Birmingham	15 Feb

4:04.88	1	DrakeR	Des Moines IA	25 Apr
4:10.0hA	1	Army Ch	Nairobi	15 May
3:57.05	1	Pre	Eugene OR	31 May
4:13.2hA	1h1	NC	Nairobi	5 Jun
4:04.97A	1	NC	Nairobi	7 Jun
3:58.89	3	Areva	Saint-Denis	5 Jul
4:05.26	8	Sainsbury's	Glasgow	11 Jul
4:04.43	1h1	CWG	Glasgow	28 Jul
4:10.84	6	CWG	Glasgow	29 Jul
4:09.53	1	AfrC	Marrakech	12 Aug
4:04.75	9	WK	Zürich	28 Aug
4:08.15	4	Cont Cup	Marrakech	14 Sep
2016
Outdoor
4:11.5h	1	AK	Thika	5 Mar
4:16.1hA	3	Defence Ch	Nairobi	27 Apr
3:59.34	2	Diamond	Shanghai	14 May
4:02.11	1	World Chall	Beijing	18 May
4:05.88	6	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	16 Jun
4:08.54	11	WK	Zürich	1 Sep
2017
Outdoor
4:00.46	2	Pre	Eugene OR	27 May
4:00.44+	2	Müller	London	9 Jul
2018
Indoor
4:05.04	3		Toruń	15 Feb

3:58.88+	2	Müller	London	22 Jul
2020
Outdoor
4:10.53	11	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	23 Aug

2012 4:06.25iw

Karlsruhe

12 Feb

2014 4:05.82iw

Birmingham

15 Feb

2018 4:05.04iw

Toruń

15 Feb

One Mile

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2017 4:16.56w

London

9 Jul

2018 4:16.15w NR

London

22 Jul

Mile, Road

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2013 4:36w

Gateshead

14 Sep

2014 4:37w

Newcastle

6 Sep

2000m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2011 5:53.58+w

Shanghai

15 May

2014 5:37.7h+w

Doha

9 May

2020 5:29.70w NR

Doha

25 Sep

3000m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2013 8:34.25w

Stockholm/S

22 Aug

2014 8:20.68w AR

Doha

9 May

2016 8:24.27w

Monaco

15 Jul

2017 8:23.14w

Monaco

21 Jul

2018 8:36.20w

Ostrava

8 Sep

2019 8:25.60w

Doha

3 May

2020 8:22.54w

Doha

25 Sep

2021 8:33.98w

Doha

28 May

Indoor Alltime Show/hide

2012 8:35.35iw

Birmingham

18 Feb

2014 8:29.99iw NR

Stockholm/G

6 Feb

2017 8:29.41iw NR

Birmingham

18 Feb

2018 8:38.81iw

Ostrava

25 Jan

Two Miles

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2021 9:14.55w

Eugene OR

20 Aug

5000m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2012 16:15.1hw

Kitale

7 Apr

2013 15:49.7hAw

Nakuru

5 Apr

2016 14:25.78w

Bruxelles

9 Sep

2017 14:18.37w NR

Roma

8 Jun

2018 14:21.75w

Rabat

13 Jul

2019 14:20.36w

London

21 Jul

2020 14:22.12w

Monaco

14 Aug

2021 14:26.23w

Bruxelles

3 Sep

2022 15:33.92Aw

Nairobi

20 Apr

2023 15:19.70Aw

Nairobi

24 May

10,000m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2019 30:35.82w

Doha

28 Sep

2021 30:24.27w

Tokyo

7 Aug

2022 30:10.02w

Eugene OR

16 Jul

10km, Road

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2019 31:23w

Manchester

19 May

2020 30:53w

Barcelona

31 Dec

2022 30:15w

Manchester

22 May

2023 31:14w

Manchester

21 May

Half Marathon

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2021 1:04:51w

Istanbul

4 Apr

2022 1:04:22w

Ras Al Khaimah

19 Feb

2023 1:05:05w

Ras Al Khaimah

18 Feb

2024 1:06:07w

Houston TX

14 Jan

Marathon

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2022 2:25:49w

New York NY

6 Nov

2023 2:27:23w

New York NY

5 Nov

4 x 800m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2013 8:07.58w

Philadelphia PA

27 Apr

4 x 1500m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2014 16:33.58w WR

Nassau

24 May

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS


Outdoor
1500m
WC	2011:	10	4:20.23	2s1	4:08.93	4h3	4:07.59
OG	2012:	8	4:16.57	4s2	4:02.30	4h1	4:05.40
WC	2013:	3	4:03.86	2s2	4:05.76	2h3	4:06.98
AfrC	2014:	1	4:09.53
Cont Cup	2014:	4	4:08.15
CWG	2014:	6	4:10.84	1h1	4:04.43
3000m
Cont Cup	2018:	3	8:36.20
5000m
OG	2016:	2	14:29.77	1h1	15:19.38
WC	2017:	1	14:34.86	1h1	14:56.70
AfrC	2018:	1	15:47.18
CWG	2018:	1	15:13.11
WC	2019:	1	14:26.72	1h1	14:52.13
OG	2021:	2	14:38.36	2h2	14:55.77
10,000m
WC	2019:	5	30:35.82
OG	2021:	4	30:24.27
WC	2022:	2	30:10.02
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC	2019:	2	25.00
Cross Country
WC	2019:	1	36:14

Indoor
3000m
WC	2012:	1	8:37.16	2h2	9:01.36
WC	2014:	2	8:57.72	2h2	8:53.31
WC	2018:	4	8:49.66

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note:click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

800m

Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide

Outdoor

2:00.54

London

5 Aug 2011

1000m

Indoor

2:46.00

Moskva

5 Feb 2012

1500m

Outdoor

3:57.05

Eugene OR

31 May 2014

Indoor

4:05.04

Toruń

15 Feb 2018

One Mile

Outdoor

4:16.15 NR

London

22 Jul 2018

Mile, Road

Outdoor

4:36

Gateshead

14 Sep 2013

2000m

Outdoor

5:29.70 NR

Doha

25 Sep 2020

3000m

Outdoor

8:20.68 AR

Doha

9 May 2014

Indoor

8:29.41 NR

Birmingham

18 Feb 2017

Two Miles

Outdoor

9:14.55

Eugene OR

20 Aug 2021

5000m

Winstreak: 2 (finals) Show/hide

Outdoor

14:18.37 NR

Roma

8 Jun 2017

10,000m

Outdoor

30:10.02

Eugene OR

16 Jul 2022

10km, Road

Winstreak: 2 (finals) Show/hide

Outdoor

30:15

Manchester

22 May 2022

Half Marathon

Outdoor

1:04:22

Ras Al Khaimah

19 Feb 2022

Marathon

Winstreak: 3 (finals) Show/hide

Outdoor

2:25:49

New York NY

6 Nov 2022

4 x 1500m

Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide

1 World Record

Outdoor

16:33.58 WR

Nassau

24 May 2014

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

1500m, 10 best results (legal):
3:57.05	1	Eugene OR	31 May 2014
3:58.58	1	Eugene OR	1 Jun 2013
3:58.88+	2	London	22 Jul 2018
3:58.89	3	Saint-Denis	5 Jul 2014
3:59.34	2	Shanghai	14 May 2016
3:59.68	2	Roma	31 May 2012
4:00.44+	2	London	9 Jul 2017
4:00.46	2	Eugene OR	27 May 2017
4:00.93	2	Monaco	19 Jul 2013
4:01.43	4	Saint-Denis	6 Jul 2012

Average: 3:59.568

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
14:18.37	1	Roma	8 Jun 2017
14:20.36	1	London	21 Jul 2019
14:21.75	1	Rabat	13 Jul 2018
14:22.12	1	Monaco	14 Aug 2020
14:22.47	1	Shanghai	13 May 2017
14:25.78	2	Bruxelles	9 Sep 2016
14:25.88	1	Bruxelles	1 Sep 2017
14:26.23	3	Bruxelles	3 Sep 2021
14:26.38	1	Oslo	1 Jul 2021
14:26.72	1	Doha	5 Oct 2019

Average: 14:23.606

3000m, 10 best results (legal):
8:20.68	1	Doha	9 May 2014
8:22.54	1	Doha	25 Sep 2020
8:23.14	1	Monaco	21 Jul 2017
8:24.27	1	Monaco	15 Jul 2016
8:25.60	1	Doha	3 May 2019
8:27.26	6	Stanford CA	30 Jun 2019
8:29.41i	1	Birmingham	18 Feb 2017
8:29.46i	2	Karlsruhe	4 Feb 2017
8:29.99i	2	Stockholm/G	6 Feb 2014
8:30.21	4	Birmingham	20 Aug 2017

Average: 8:26.256

Cross Country, 10 best results (legal):
25.10	1	Elgóibar	12 Jan 2020
26.03	3	Sevilla	21 Jan 2018
29.27	4	Sevilla	19 Jan 2020
18:32	1	San Giorgio su Legnano	6 Jan 2017
19:28	4	S.Giorgio Legnano	6 Jan 2018
24:39	1	Elgóibar	13 Jan 2019
26:44	1	Dundonald	22 Jan 2022
27:28A	2	Nakuru	21 Jan 2012
27:42	5	Nanyuki	22 Jan 2011
32:20A	1	Nairobi	25 Jan 2019

Average: 7.8642
Average: 17:49.31

Total results in db: 199

By event:

800m:	9
1000m:	1
1500m:	64
One Mile:	2
Mile, Road:	2
2000m:	3
3000m:	27
Two Miles:	1
5000m:	39
10,000m:	8
10km, Road:	9
Half Marathon:	9
Road Race:	1
Marathon:	4
4 x 800m:	1
4 x 1500m:	1
Cross Country Long Team Competition:	1
Cross Country:	17

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

Half Marathon
1:06:07iw	SB (10)	2	Houston TX	Houston TX	14 Jan
Marathon, Downhill
2:22:37iw		1	Boston MA	Boston MA	15 Apr

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

Season	Ind/Out	Event	Pos	Result
2011	Outdoor	800m	49	2:00.54
2011	Outdoor	1500m	14	4:02.42
2011	Outdoor	2000m	3	5:53.58+
2012	Outdoor	1500m	6	3:59.68
2012	Indoor	1000m	39	2:46.00
2012	Indoor	1500m	5	4:06.25
2012	Indoor	3000m	2	8:35.35
2013	Outdoor	800m	78	2:01.47A
2013	Outdoor	1500m	4	3:58.58
2013	Outdoor	3000m	6	8:34.25
2014	Outdoor	800m	45	2:00.6hA
2014	Outdoor	1500m	2	3:57.05
2014	Outdoor	2000m	5	5:37.7h+
2014	Outdoor	3000m	1	8:20.68
2014	Indoor	1500m	7	4:05.82
2014	Indoor	3000m	2	8:29.99
2016	Outdoor	1500m	8	3:59.34
2016	Outdoor	3000m	2	8:24.27
2016	Outdoor	5000m	2	14:25.78
2017	Outdoor	1500m	8	4:00.44+
2017	Outdoor	One Mile	2	4:16.56
2017	Outdoor	3000m	1	8:23.14
2017	Outdoor	5000m	1	14:18.37
2017	Indoor	3000m	2	8:29.41
2018	Outdoor	1500m	6	3:58.88+
2018	Outdoor	One Mile	3	4:16.15
2018	Outdoor	3000m	14	8:36.20
2018	Outdoor	5000m	1	14:21.75
2018	Indoor	1500m	8	4:05.04
2018	Indoor	3000m	4	8:38.81
2019	Outdoor	3000m	5	8:25.60
2019	Outdoor	5000m	1	14:20.36
2019	Outdoor	10,000m	5	30:35.82
2019	Outdoor	10km, Road	39	31:23
2020	Outdoor	1500m	67	4:10.53
2020	Outdoor	2000m	1	5:29.70
2020	Outdoor	3000m	1	8:22.54
2020	Outdoor	5000m	2	14:22.12
2020	Outdoor	10km, Road	8	30:53
2021	Outdoor	3000m	12	8:33.98
2021	Outdoor	Two Miles	3	9:14.55
2021	Outdoor	5000m	5	14:26.23
2021	Outdoor	10,000m	8	30:24.27
2021	Outdoor	Half Marathon	4	1:04:51
2022	Outdoor	10,000m	2	30:10.02
2022	Outdoor	10km, Road	4	30:15
2022	Outdoor	Half Marathon	2	1:04:22
2023	Outdoor	10km, Road	45	31:14
2023	Outdoor	Half Marathon	5	1:05:05
2024	Outdoor	Half Marathon	10	1:06:07

▲WINSTREAKS

Significant winstreaks 5000m
(at least 5 finals):

Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 6 Jun 2018 -> 30 Aug 2018 Show/hide

Winstreak 2: 7 (finals) 9 May 2017 -> 14 Apr 2018 Show/hide

Significant winstreaks Half Marathon
(at least 5 finals):

Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 27 Mar 2022 -> 19 Mar 2023 Show/hide

Significant winstreaks Cross Country
(at least 5 finals):

Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 13 Jan 2019 -> 12 Jan 2020 Show/hide

TILASTOPAJA

▲PROGRESSION

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

▲PERSONAL BESTS

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Total results in db: 199

By event:

▲IN 2024

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

▲WINSTREAKS