Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 meters.
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A 2016 Rio Olympic and 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record at the latter, she is the second woman in history to claim back-to-back Olympic 1500m titles.
In 2021, she improved her national record twice at the Diamond League meetings.
On 10 June, she ran 3:53.91 at the Rome Golden Gala meet, staged exceptionally in Florence, to finish second just behind Sifan Hassan who timed 3:53.63.
On 9 July at the Monaco Herculis, Kipyegon stopped the clock at a world-leading 3m 51.07s the fourth-fastest time in history and just one second off Genzebe Dibaba’s world record outsprinting Hassan in the home straight by about 2.5 s.
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Faith Kipyegon Net Worth
Her successful career as an athlete has brought fame and fortune to her. Her net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 million.
She gets most of her money from her athletics career and endorsement deals from companies such as Nike.
She has a beautiful house in Eldoret, where she lives with her daughter and husband.
Kipyegon’s training camp is just a few meters away from her house. She recently released a video of her house on a Youtube page, as she introduced herself to her fans and the world.


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