# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-kipyego
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:49:47.110Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-kipyego"
name: "Michael Kipyego"
slug: "michael-kipyego"
description: "Michael Kipkorir Kipyego is a Kenyan runner who competes in marathon races. He was initially a specialist in the 3000 metres steeplechase and was the 2002 World Junior Champion in the event. He represented Kenya in the steeplechase at the World Championships in 2003 and was runner-up at the 2008 African Championships. He set a personal best of 8:08.48 in 2009."
tagline: "Kenyan long-distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IAAF_World_Championships_Moscow_2013_marathon_men_15_AZ_(15725790095).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1983-10-02"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           39.67
  momentum:             15
  historical:           7.403276
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB"
    title: "Кипьего, Майкл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88"
    title: "مايكل كيپيجو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kipkorir_Kipyego"
    title: "Michael Kipkorir Kipyego"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kipyego"
    title: "Michael Kipyego"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kipyego"
    title: "Michael Kipyego"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kipyego"
    title: "Michael Kipyego"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kipyego"
    title: "Michael Kipyego"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kipyego"
    title: "Michael Kipyego"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1313733"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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