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Stephen Kissa
UgandaActive- Born
- Dec 1, 1988 (37 years old)
- Birthplace
- Kapchorwa District, Uganda
- Events
- Half Marathon · Marathon
Stephen Kissa is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He finished 52nd at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships and competed at the 2017 World Championships 5000 metres without reaching the final. The next year he finished 8th in the 5000 metres at the 2018 African Championships.
His personal best time is 13:10.93 minutes, achieved in July 2018 at Athletissima in Lausanne. He has 7:54.32 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 2018 in Rabat. He won his last race of 2018 at the 15 kilometres road race Montferland Run in the Netherlands.
He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the race, he created a huge lead ahead of the pack early on and later dropped out with nine laps remaining. Kissa later explained that he was attempting to create a fast-paced race in hopes of helping teammates Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo.
As of Oct 27, 2026: Half Marathon 58:56 (#53 all-time), Marathon 2:04:48 (#90 all-time), 2025 season best 30:20 (Apr 27, 2025, Bengaluru (IND)) · Last competition: Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich, Valencia, Dec 7, 2025, DNF · 37 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 30:20 | – | Apr 27, 2025 | Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:09:34 | – | Mar 2, 2025 | Tokyo Marathon |
| 2024 | Semi | 1:03:07 | – | Apr 28, 2024 | Gifu Half Marathon |
| 2024 | 25Kilometr | 1:12:33 | – | Dec 15, 2024 | Tata Steel Kolkata World 25K |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:06:22 | – | Feb 25, 2024 | Osaka Marathon |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 29:08 | – | May 21, 2023 | TCS World 10K Bengaluru, Bengaluru |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:07:16 | – | Mar 5, 2023 | Tokyo Marathon |
| 2022 | 10000m | 29:21.10 | – | Jul 17, 2022 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |