# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jairus-kipchoge-birech
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:38:58.438Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jairus-kipchoge-birech"
name: "Jairus Kipchoge Birech"
slug: "jairus-kipchoge-birech"
description: "Jairus Kipchoge Birech was a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He held personal best time of 7:58.41 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase, which ranked him among the top ten of all time. He was the gold medallist at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games."
tagline: "Kenyan steeplechase runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jairus_Kipchoge_Birech_BG2015.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1992-12-14"
deathDate: "2025-09-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.93772533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Джайрус Біреч"
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    title: "چايروس كيپتشوج بيريتش"
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    title: "Jairus Kipchoge Birech"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Birech"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Birech"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Kipchoge_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Kipchoge Birech"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Birech"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Birech"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Kipchoge_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Kipchoge Birech"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Kipchoge"
    title: "Jairus Kipchoge"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81"
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    title: "Јаирус Бирех"
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  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus_Birech"
    title: "Jairus Birech"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump