Leonard Barsoton KEN   
Date of birth: 21 October 94
Age: 26 years 71 days
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Full name: Leonard Kiplimo Barsoton
Cross Country 10.0km World Championships Silver Medallist 2017
Cross Country Long 5th at World Championships 2015
Half Marathon 6th at World Championships 2020
Half Marathon World Championships finalist 2018
10,000m All Africa Games Silver Medallist 2015
Cross Country Long African Champion 2014
1 National Title
3000m World Alltime no. 1308 7:52.33+ Eugene OR 27 May 2017
5000m World Alltime no. 471 13:16.25 Hiroshima 18 Apr 2015
5000m World Junior Alltime no. 115 13:19.04 Yokohama 17 Nov 2013
10,000m World Alltime no. 159 27:20.74 Yamaguchi 10 Oct 2014
10,000m World Junior Alltime no. 49 27:33.13 Fukagawa 29 Jun 2013
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 49 59:09 Valencia 27 Oct 2019
10km, Road World Alltime no. 133 27:42 San Juan 28 Feb 2016

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  3:47.95w   8Kumagaya21 May
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  7:52.33+w   8Eugene OR27 May
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  13:26.84w    2Yokohama23 Sep
2013  13:19.04w    3Yokohama17 Nov
2014  13:21.44w    3rCNobeoka10 May
2015  13:16.25w   1Hiroshima18 Apr
2016  13:24.46w    4Nobeoka7 May
2017  13:17.38w    15Eugene OR27 May
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2013  27:33.13w    1Fukagawa29 Jun
2014  27:20.74w   2Yamaguchi10 Oct
2015  27:27.55w    2Brazzaville14 Sep
2016  27:31.86w    12Eugene OR27 May
2017  27:47.4hAw    4Nairobi24 Jun
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  27:42w   2San Juan28 Feb
2017  28:00w    3Cape Elizabeth ME5 Aug
2019  29:37w    6Okpekpe25 May
 
25km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  1:13:05w   1Kolkata15 Dec
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  59:28w    5København17 Sep
2018  1:01:14w    12Valencia24 Mar
2019  59:09w   4Valencia27 Oct
2020  59:10w    5New Delhi29 Nov

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
10,000m
AAG 2015: 227:27.55
Half Marathon
WC 2018: 121:01:14
WC 2020: 659:34
Cross Country 8.0km
WC 2013: 2-1921:08
Cross Country 10.0km
WC 2017: 228:36A
Cross Country 12.0km
AfrC 2014: 134:27A
WC 2015: 535:24

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
1500m
Outdoor3:47.95    Kumagaya21 May 2016
 
3000m
Outdoor7:52.33+    Eugene OR27 May 2017
 
5000m
Outdoor13:16.25    Hiroshima18 Apr 2015
 
10,000m
   races under 27:30.00: 2   
Outdoor27:20.74    Yamaguchi10 Oct 2014
 
10km, Road
Outdoor27:42    San Juan28 Feb 2016
 
25km, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor1:13:05    Kolkata15 Dec 2019
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor59:09    Valencia27 Oct 2019

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
13:16.25   1Hiroshima18 Apr 2015
13:17.38   15Eugene OR27 May 2017
13:19.04   3Yokohama17 Nov 2013
13:21.44   3rCNobeoka10 May 2014
13:22.91   2Kumagaya17 May 2015
13:23.84   5Nobeoka6 May 2017
13:24.46   4Nobeoka7 May 2016
13:25.39   1Yokohama28 Sep 2014
13:26.21   5Nobeoka11 May 2013
13:26.83   2Fukushima18 May 2014
 
Average: 13:22.375
 

Total results in db: 52

By event:

1500m:2
3000m:1
5000m:18
10,000m:10
10km, Road:3
25km, Road:1
Half Marathon:6
Cross Country 8.0km:3
Cross Country 10.0km:3
Cross Country 12.0km:4
7miles:1

▲IN 2020

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
1:00:02iw SB 6RAKRas Al KhaimahRAK, Ras Al Khaimah21 Feb 
59:34iw SB 6WCGdyniaWC, Gdynia17 Oct 
59:10iw SB (11)5New DelhiNew Delhi29 Nov 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2013Outdoor5000m6313:19.04
2013Outdoor10,000m2227:33.13
2014Outdoor5000m5813:21.44
2014Outdoor10,000m527:20.74
2015Outdoor5000m4613:16.25
2015Outdoor10,000m2027:27.55
2016Outdoor10,000m3527:31.86
2016Outdoor10km, Road427:42
2017Outdoor3000m777:52.33+
2017Outdoor5000m4613:17.38
2017Outdoor10,000m4427:47.4hA
2017Outdoor10km, Road2228:00
2017OutdoorHalf Marathon1459:28
2019OutdoorHalf Marathon1059:09
2020OutdoorHalf Marathon1159:10

▲WINSTREAKS