| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | 1500m | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 3:35.92 |
| African Championships | ||||
| 4 | 1500m | 2010 | Nairobi, KEN | 3:36.74 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 1500m | 2012 | Doha, QAT | 3:29.63 |
| 1 | 1500m | 2011 | Stockholm, SWE | 3:33.94 |
| 1 | 1500m | 2010 | Monaco, MON | 3:29.27 |
| 2 | 1500m | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 3:33.56 |
| 2 | Mile | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 3:49.39 |
| 4 | 1500m | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 3:32.70 |
| 6 | Mile | 2010 | London, GBR | 3:52.32 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 1500m | 2010 | Berlin, GER | 3:30.61 |
| 2 | 1500m | 2010 | Rieti, ITA | 3:31.97 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 6 | 1500m | 2012 | Istanbul, TUR | 3:47.42 |
Occupation
Athlete
Coach
Moses Kiptanui (KEN) (iaaf.org, 30 Jul 2010)
Debut
2010 for Kenya (letsrun.com, 26 Aug 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
After finishing school he started training with close friend, neighbour and fellow runner Sammy Kitwara. "Kitwara saw me training at home and took a liking to me, offering to take me with him to Eldoret where I would live with him as I continued training. He is my role model and I owe my career to him because he brought me from nowhere to where I am now, believing in me when I was starting out." (iaaf.org, 30 Jul 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
Whilst training in the company of Kitwara he was spotted by former three-time world steeplechase champion Moses Kiptanui. "I wanted to run 10000m and half marathons like Kitwara, and so was doing training suited to long distances, but Kiptanui told me that I should move to 1500m pointing out that I had a lot of speed."
(letsrun.com, 26 Aug 2010)
Hero
Lionel Messi. "I loved football and would play as a forward. My favourite teams are Argentina and Manchester United." (iaaf.org, 30 Jul 2010)
Most influential person in career
Sammy Kitwara. (iaaf.org, 30 Jul 2010)
General
IMPRESSIVE FIRST OUTING OUTSIDE KENYA
In his first ever track race outside of Kenya he recorded the tenth fastest time ever for the 1500m [3:29.27] to win the event at the Monaco Diamond League meeting in July 2010. He later won gold at the Commonwealth Games that year in the same event. (athleticsweekly.com, 13 Feb 2012; letsrun.com, 26 Aug 2010)
