Agnes Tirop

Agnes Jebet Tirop (23 October 1995 – 13 October 2021) was a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She mainly competed in the 5000 metres and cross country running. She won bronze medal in the 10,000 metres events at the 2017 and 2019. Tirop also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Agnes Tirop

Tirop at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Agnes Jebet Tirop
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(1995-10-23)23 October 1995 Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Died	13 October 2021(2021-10-13) (aged 25) Iten, Kenya
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
World finals	2017 London 10,000 m - 3 Bronze 2019 Doha 10,000 m - 3 Bronze
Olympic finals	2020 Tokyo 5000 m - 4th
Personal best(s)	3000 m: 8:22.92 (Doha 2020) 5000 m: 14:20.68 (London 2019) 10,000 m: 30:25.20 (Doha 2019) 10 km: 30:01 WR (Wo) (Herzogenaurach 2021)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Kenya World Championships 2019 Doha 10,000 m 2017 London 10,000 m World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene 5000 m 2012 Barcelona 5000 m World Cross Country Championships 2017 Kampala Senior team 2015 Guiyang Senior race 2013 Bydgoszcz Junior team 2015 Guiyang Senior team 2013 Bydgoszcz Junior race

Tirop was found dead in her home in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on 13 October 2021 with multiple stab wounds in the abdomen, aged 25.