IS
Isaac Kiprono Songok
KENMenBirth dateApr 25, 1984
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Isaac Kiprono Songok is a Kenya middle-distance runner, born on April 25, 1984. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.
His personal bests include 1:50.5h in the 800m, 3:30.99 in the 1500m, 3:54.56 in the Mile, 7:28.72 in the 3000m and 12:48.66 in the 5000m. He has earned 4 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Kenya.
Key facts
3000 m
7:28.72
2013 season best
14:18.6h
May 25, 2013 · Nairobi (KEN)
Age
42 years old
As of Sep 22, 2026: 5000 m 12:48.66 (#28 all-time), 3000 m 7:28.72, 2013 season best 14:18.6h (May 25, 2013, Nairobi (KEN)) · 42 years old
PB
Personal bests
1:50.5HT
Mile
3:54.56
3000m
7:28.72
1500m-short-track
3:39.05
2000m
4:56.86
3000m-short-track
7:39.32
10Kilometr
28:46
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5000m | 14:18.6h | - | May 25, 2013 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2012 | 5000m | 14:07.2h | - | May 18, 2012 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 28:46 | - | Oct 14, 2012 | - | Rennes (FRA) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 3:53.69 | - | Mar 19, 2011 | ↓ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2011 | 2000m | 5:06.37 | - | Jul 5, 2011 | ↓ | Reims (FRA) |
| 2011 | 3000m | 7:45.38 | - | Jun 27, 2011 | ↓ | Metz (FRA) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 13:38.43 | - | Mar 3, 2011 | ↓ | Olympic Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2010 | 3000m | 7:45.12 | - | Aug 22, 2010 | ↓ | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 2009 | 1500m | 3:36.41 | - | Sep 20, 2009 | ↓ | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 2009 | 3000m | 7:32.57 | - | Sep 6, 2009 | ↓ | Rieti (ITA) |
| 2008 | Mile | 3:57.69 | - | Jun 6, 2008 | ↓ | Oslo Bislett Games |
| 2008 | 3000m | 7:35.06 | - | Jul 29, 2008 | ↓ | Monaco Herculis |
| 2008 | 5000m | 13:06.25 | - | Jun 12, 2008 | ↓ | Ostrava (CZE) |
| 2008 | 10000m | 28:19.62 | - | Apr 4, 2008 | ↓ | - |
| 2007 | 1500m | 3:39.05 | - | Feb 20, 2007 | ↓ | Stockholm (SWE) (i) |
| 2007 | 1500m-short-track | 3:39.05 | - | Feb 20, 2007 | - | Stockholm (SWE) (i) |
| 2007 | Mile | 3:56.17 | - | Jun 15, 2007 | ↓ | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games |
| 2007 | 3000m | 7:38.10 | - | May 11, 2007 | ↓ | Doha (QAT) |
| 2007 | 3000m-short-track | 7:39.32 | - | Feb 11, 2007 | - | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 2007 | 5000m | 13:15.70 | - | Jun 27, 2007 | ↓ | Ostrava (CZE) |
| 2007 | 10000m | 28:16.47 | - | Apr 13, 2007 | ↓ | - |
| 2006 | 1500m | 3:31.85 | - | Jul 8, 2006 | ↓ | Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France |
| 2006 | 3000m | 7:28.72 | - | Aug 27, 2006 | ↓ | Rieti (ITA) |
| 2006 | CrossCount | 10:55 | - | Apr 1, 2006 | ↑ | 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Fukuoka |
| 2006 | 5000m | 12:48.66 | - | Aug 18, 2006 | ↓ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2005 | 1500m | 3:31.72 | - | Sep 4, 2005 | ↓ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 2005 | 3000m | 7:30.14 | - | May 29, 2005 | ↓ | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 2005 | CrossCount | 11:39 | - | Mar 19, 2005 | ↑ | 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne |
| 2005 | 5000m | 12:52.29 | - | Jul 8, 2005 | ↓ | Roma Golden Gala |
| 2004 | 1500m | 3:30.99 | - | Aug 6, 2004 | ↓ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2004 | CrossCount | 11:45 | - | Mar 20, 2004 | ↑ | 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles |
| 2003 | 800m | 1:50.5h | - | Jun 28, 2003 | ↑ | Keiyo (KEN) |
| 2003 | 1500m | 3:31.54 | - | Aug 2, 2003 | ↓ | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 2003 | 2000m | 4:58.22 | - | Sep 2, 2003 | ↓ | Naimette-Xhovémont (BEL) |
| 2002 | 800m | 1:51.52 | - | Aug 31, 2002 | ↑ | Namur (BEL) |
| 2002 | 1500m | 3:34.20 | - | Aug 16, 2002 | ↓ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2002 | Mile | 3:57.16 | - | Aug 27, 2002 | ↓ | Liège (BEL) |
| 2001 | 1500m | 3:35.55 | - | Aug 26, 2001 | ↓ | Leverkusen (GER) |
| 2001 | Mile | 3:54.56 | - | Aug 20, 2001 | ↓ | Linz (AUT) |
| 2001 | 2000m | 4:56.86 | - | Aug 31, 2001 | ↓ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 2000 | 5000m | 13:37.3h | - | Sep 22, 2000 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
2013
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 14:18.6HT | - | May 25 | Nairobi Kenyan Police Ch., Nairobi |
2012
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 28:46 | - | Oct 14 | Rennes Tout Court, Rennes |
5000m | 14:07.2HT | - | May 18 | Nairobi Kenya Police Ch., Nairobi |
2011
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 13:39.71 | - | Jul 16 | Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder |
2000m | 5:06.37 | - | Jul 5 | Reims Meeting Alma Athlé Tour, Reims |
3000m | 7:45.38 | - | Jun 27 | Metz Meeting National D1, Metz |
5000m | 14:11.48 | - | Jun 4 | Nairobi Keny Police Ch., Nairobi |
1500m | 3:53.69 | - | Mar 19 | Sydney Track Classic, Sydney |
5000m | 13:38.43 | - | Mar 3 | Melbourne Track Classic, Olympic Park, Melbourne |
2010
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 7:52.59 | - | Aug 29 | Rieti IAAF World Challenge, Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti |
3000m | 7:45.12 | - | Aug 22 | Berlin ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
3000m | 7:53.70 | - | May 30 | Hengelo Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo |
3000m | 7:56.52 | - | May 27 | Golden Spike Ostrava 2010, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava |
2009
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 3:36.41 | - | Sep 20 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, Shanghai |
3000m | 7:32.57 | - | Sep 6 | Rieti 2009, Rieti |
1500m | 3:39.28 | - | Aug 31 | Zagreb Meeting 2009, Zagreb |
2008
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 8:06.33 | - | Sep 13 | Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
5000m | 13:06.71 | - | Sep 5 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme |
3000m | 7:38.15 | - | Aug 31 | Gateshead Aviva British Grand Prix, International Stadium, Gateshead |
3000m | 7:35.06 | - | Jul 29 | Monaco Herculis |
3000m | 7:38.97 | - | Jul 22 | Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm |
5000m | 13:40.0HT | - | Jul 5 | Nairobi Kenyan Olympic Trials, Nairobi |
5000m | 13:06.25 | - | Jun 12 | Golden Spike, Ostrava |
Mile | 3:57.69 | - | Jun 6 | Oslo Bislett Games |
3000m | 7:37.40 | - | May 9 | - |
5000m | 13:49.91 | - | May 4 | Addis Abeba African Championships, Addis Abeba |
5000m | 13:28.40 | - | Apr 18 | Nairobi African Ch. Trials, Nairobi |
10000m | 28:19.62 | - | Apr 4 | - |
2007
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 13:47.42 | - | Aug 30 | IAAF World Championships |
5000m | 13:47.42 | - | Aug 25 | IAAF World Championships |
5000m | 13:20.0HT | - | Jul 28 | Nairobi Kenyan World Ch. Trials, Nairobi |
5000m | 13:15.70 | - | Jun 27 | Golden Spike IAAF Super Grand Prix, Ostrava |
Mile | 3:56.17 | - | Jun 15 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games |
3000m | 7:38.10 | - | May 11 | Doha Qatar Athletics Super Grand Prix, Doha |
10000m | 28:16.47 | - | Apr 13 | - |
1500m-short-track | 3:39.05 | - | Feb 20 | Stockholm GE Galan, Stockholm (i) |
3000m-short-track | 7:39.32 | - | Feb 11 | Karlsruhe BW-Bank-Meeting, Karlsruhe (i) |
3000m | 7:39.32 | - | Feb 11 | - |
3000m-short-track | 7:47.42 | - | Feb 6 | Düsseldorf PSD Bank Meeting, Düsseldorf (i) |
3000m | 7:47.42 | - | Feb 6 | - |
2006
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 7:39.50 | - | Sep 9 | Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
3000m | 7:28.72 | - | Aug 27 | Rieti 2006, Rieti |
5000m | 12:48.66 | - | Aug 18 | Weltklasse Zürich |
1500m | 3:33.25 | - | Jul 25 | Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm |
3000m | 7:38.1 | - | Jul 14 | - |
5000m | 12:52.39 | - | Jul 14 | Roma Golden Gala |
1500m | 3:31.85 | - | Jul 8 | Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France |
3000m | 7:33.62 | - | Jun 11 | Gateshead Norwich Union British Grand Prix, International Stadium, Gateshead |
5000m | 12:55.79 | - | Jun 2 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games |
3000m | 7:28.98 | - | May 12 | Doha Qatar IAAF Super Tour, Doha |
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Honours
🥈
2008Addis Abeba African Championships
5000 Metres
🥈
2008Addis Abeba African Championships
5000 Metres
🥈
200634th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Short Race
🥇
2006Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games
5000 Metres
🥉
2006Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
3000 Metres
🥉
200533rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Short Race
🥉
2005Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final
5000 Metres
🥇
2005Roma Golden Gala
5000 Metres
7
200432nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Short Race
🥇
2003Kenyan Championships
1500 Metres
7
2002Kingston IAAF World Junior Championships
1500 Metres
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2001Debrecen IAAF World Youth Championships
1500 Metres
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Isaac Kiprono Songok's 5000 m personal best?
Isaac Kiprono Songok's 5000 m personal best is 12:48.66, set on Aug 18, 2006 in Zürich (SUI), #28 on the all-time list.
Which events does Isaac Kiprono Songok compete in?
Isaac Kiprono Songok competes in the 5000 m and 3000 m.
How did Isaac Kiprono Songok perform in 2013?
2013 season best: 14:18.6h, set on May 25, 2013 in Nairobi (KEN).