Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
36
Hometown
Beaverton, OR
Education
Kipkabus Secondary School (Kenya) Oklahoma State University ’14, Construction Engineering
Quick Facts
- Son of John and Rose Tirop
- Is the middle child of nine children
- Born in Kenya and moved to the United States to attend school at Western Kentucky University before transferring to Oklahoma State University
- Had no experience running competitively until he moved to the United States, but earned All-America honors in his second year at Western Kentucky
- Following in his brothers footsteps, enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 2014 and joined the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program shortly after
- Interests includes watching movies
- Assisted with the Red Cross
- Also played soccer as a child.
Career Highlights
- 2015 Pan American Games, 4th (10,000m)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 19th (10000m - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 10th (10000m - Men), 11th (Team Cross Country Long Distance - Men), 33th (Individual Cross Country Long Distance - Men)
- Years of participation: 10000m - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; Individual Cross Country Long Distance - Men 2017, 2019; Team Cross Country Long Distance - Men 2017, 2019; 3000m (Indoor) - Men 2018
- Top finish: 5th – 2017 (Team Cross Country Long Distance - Men)
