Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon is a middle-distance runner from Kenya who specializes in the 1500 meters. She is the second woman in history to win back-to-back Olympic 1500m gold, having won in Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020, with the latter setting a Games record.

Faith Kipyegon parents: Samuel Koech, Linah Koech

Samuel Koech and Linah Koech are the proud parents of the runner.

She won silver in 2015 and gold in 2017 at the World Athletics Championships. Kipyegon won the silver medal in 2019 after returning from maternity leave the previous year. In 2022, she added gold. In July 2021, she set a new Kenyan record by running the fourth-fastest time in history.

Faith Kipyegon parents nationality

Her parents are Kenyans as of 2022.

Kipyegon won her specialty event at the 2011 and 2012 World Under-18 Championships.

She failed not to make the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics at the age of 18, but she did win the junior events at the 2011 and 2013 World Cross Country Championships and finished sixth at the 2013 World Championships.

She won the Diamond League in 2017 and 2021 and the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

Are Faith Kipyegon parents still together?

Her parents are believed to be together as of 2022.