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Rotich opened his 2012 season at the [[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava Golden Spike]] meeting on 25 May, placing third in the 800 metres in 1:45.52.<ref name="tpprof"/> He then improved to 1:44.46 in [[Rehlingen]] three days later; both times were inside the Olympic qualification standards.<ref name="tpprof"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/8453553/London-2012-Olympics-Athletics-qualification.html |title=Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Athletics |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' |accessdate=5 June 2011 |date=15 April 2011}}</ref> However, he only placed fourth at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials,<ref name="tpprof"/> missing out on an Olympic berth as the top three were selected.
Rotich opened his 2012 season at the [[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava Golden Spike]] meeting on 25 May, placing third in the 800 metres in 1:45.52.<ref name="tpprof"/> He then improved to 1:44.46 in [[Rehlingen]] three days later; both times were inside the Olympic qualification standards.<ref name="tpprof"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/8453553/London-2012-Olympics-Athletics-qualification.html |title=Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Athletics |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' |accessdate=5 June 2011 |date=15 April 2011}}</ref> However, he only placed fourth at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials,<ref name="tpprof"/> missing out on an Olympic berth as the top three were selected.


He then clocked a new personal best of 1:43.62 at [[Liège]] on 5 July.<ref name="tpprof"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golazo.com/en/nieuws/?Article_ID=594372 |title=Jelimo improves own world-leading 800m mark in Heusden-Zolder |publisher=GOLAZO |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref>
He then clocked a new personal best of 1:43.62 at [[Liège]] on 5 July.<ref name="tpprof"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golazo.com/en/nieuws/?Article_ID=594372 |title=Jelimo improves own world-leading 800m mark in Heusden-Zolder |publisher=GOLAZO |accessdate=11 May 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He improved further to 1:43.15 two days later at the [[Heusden-Zolder]] [[KBC Night of Athletics|Night of Athletics]],<ref name="kstar">{{cite news |url=http://www.kenyanstar.co.ke/more-athletics/jelimo-runs-world-leading-time-in-belgium |publisher=Kenyanstar |date=9 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013 | title=Jelimo runs world leading time in Belgium}}</ref> breaking the Kenyan [[Junior (athletics)|junior]] record previously held by 2011 [[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres|World Youth Champion]] [[Leonard Kosencha]].<ref name="tpprof">{{Tilastopaja |id=125171 |name=Abraham Rotich}}</ref> Only two other athletes had run faster in 2012.<ref name="kstar"/> Nevertheless, Rotich said he wasn't satisfied with the time.<ref name="kstar"/>
He improved further to 1:43.15 two days later at the [[Heusden-Zolder]] [[KBC Night of Athletics|Night of Athletics]],<ref name="kstar">{{cite news|url=http://www.kenyanstar.co.ke/more-athletics/jelimo-runs-world-leading-time-in-belgium |publisher=Kenyanstar |date=9 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013 |title=Jelimo runs world leading time in Belgium }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> breaking the Kenyan [[Junior (athletics)|junior]] record previously held by 2011 [[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres|World Youth Champion]] [[Leonard Kosencha]].<ref name="tpprof">{{Tilastopaja |id=125171 |name=Abraham Rotich}}</ref> Only two other athletes had run faster in 2012.<ref name="kstar"/> Nevertheless, Rotich said he wasn't satisfied with the time.<ref name="kstar"/>


Rotich made his [[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]] debut on 20 July at [[Monaco]].<ref name="tpprof"/> He won the race in another new personal best of 1:43.13, beating Kosencha in a close finish.<ref name="flotrack"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-21/watt-takes-second-in-monaco/4145362 |title=Watt takes second in Monaco |date=21 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> The field also included [[United States|American]] [[Duane Solomon]], who went on to place fourth at the Olympics three weeks later,<ref>{{Tilastopaja |id=50683 |name=Duane Solomon}}</ref> and [[Sudan]]'s [[2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics|2011 World Championship]] silver medallist [[Abubaker Kaki]].<ref name="flotrack">{{cite web |url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/13631-Asbel-Kiprop-Makes-World-Leading-32888-Look-Easy-in-Monaco |title=Asbel Kiprop Makes World Leading 3:28.88 Look Easy in Monaco |author=Monti, David |publisher=Flotrack |date=20 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/2012-07-21/monaco-kiprop-32888-and-aries-merritt-1293-display-olympic-credentials |publisher=All-Athletics |date=21 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013 |title=Monaco: Kiprop 3:28.88 and Aries Merritt 12.93 display Olympic credentials}}</ref> Rotich made another Diamond League appearance four weeks later at the [[Stockholm]] [[DN Galan]], placing third behind [[Mohammed Aman (athlete)|Mohammed Aman]] and [[Taoufik Makhloufi]].<ref name="tpprof"/> In his last race in 2012, he beat Olympic bronze medallist [[Timothy Kitum]] over 1000 metres at [[Dubnica nad Váhom]], [[Slovakia]].<ref name="tpprof"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atletikadubnica.sk/AM/AM_index_en.htm |title= Carter very close with 10.01 |publisher=AK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref>
Rotich made his [[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]] debut on 20 July at [[Monaco]].<ref name="tpprof"/> He won the race in another new personal best of 1:43.13, beating Kosencha in a close finish.<ref name="flotrack"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-21/watt-takes-second-in-monaco/4145362 |title=Watt takes second in Monaco |date=21 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> The field also included [[United States|American]] [[Duane Solomon]], who went on to place fourth at the Olympics three weeks later,<ref>{{Tilastopaja |id=50683 |name=Duane Solomon}}</ref> and [[Sudan]]'s [[2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics|2011 World Championship]] silver medallist [[Abubaker Kaki]].<ref name="flotrack">{{cite web |url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/13631-Asbel-Kiprop-Makes-World-Leading-32888-Look-Easy-in-Monaco |title=Asbel Kiprop Makes World Leading 3:28.88 Look Easy in Monaco |author=Monti, David |publisher=Flotrack |date=20 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/2012-07-21/monaco-kiprop-32888-and-aries-merritt-1293-display-olympic-credentials |publisher=All-Athletics |date=21 July 2012 |accessdate=11 May 2013 |title=Monaco: Kiprop 3:28.88 and Aries Merritt 12.93 display Olympic credentials}}</ref> Rotich made another Diamond League appearance four weeks later at the [[Stockholm]] [[DN Galan]], placing third behind [[Mohammed Aman (athlete)|Mohammed Aman]] and [[Taoufik Makhloufi]].<ref name="tpprof"/> In his last race in 2012, he beat Olympic bronze medallist [[Timothy Kitum]] over 1000 metres at [[Dubnica nad Váhom]], [[Slovakia]].<ref name="tpprof"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atletikadubnica.sk/AM/AM_index_en.htm |title=Carter very close with 10.01 |publisher=AK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom |accessdate=11 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426001536/http://www.atletikadubnica.sk/AM/AM_index_en.htm |archivedate=26 April 2013 }}</ref>


''[[Track & Field News]]'' ranked Rotich #6 in the world at 800&nbsp;m.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/Rankings/04-m800rank.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=''Track & Field News'' |title=World Rankings — Men’s 800 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="dleugene">{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague.com/News/NewsArticles/Eugene-WR-Holder-Rudisha-Comes-to-Pre/ |title=Eugene: WR Holder Rudisha Comes to Pre |publisher=[[IAAF Diamond League]] |date=15 April 2013 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref>
''[[Track & Field News]]'' ranked Rotich #6 in the world at 800&nbsp;m.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/Rankings/04-m800rank.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=''Track & Field News'' |title=World Rankings — Men’s 800 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="dleugene">{{cite web|url=http://www.diamondleague.com/News/NewsArticles/Eugene-WR-Holder-Rudisha-Comes-to-Pre/ |title=Eugene: WR Holder Rudisha Comes to Pre |publisher=[[IAAF Diamond League]] |date=15 April 2013 |accessdate=11 May 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:24, 25 June 2017

Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich (born 26 June 1993) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. Rotich won the 800 metres at the 2012 Diamond League meeting in Monaco.

Career

2012

Rotich opened his 2012 season at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on 25 May, placing third in the 800 metres in 1:45.52.[1] He then improved to 1:44.46 in Rehlingen three days later; both times were inside the Olympic qualification standards.[1][2] However, he only placed fourth at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials,[1] missing out on an Olympic berth as the top three were selected.

He then clocked a new personal best of 1:43.62 at Liège on 5 July.[1][3] He improved further to 1:43.15 two days later at the Heusden-Zolder Night of Athletics,[4] breaking the Kenyan junior record previously held by 2011 World Youth Champion Leonard Kosencha.[1] Only two other athletes had run faster in 2012.[4] Nevertheless, Rotich said he wasn't satisfied with the time.[4]

Rotich made his Diamond League debut on 20 July at Monaco.[1] He won the race in another new personal best of 1:43.13, beating Kosencha in a close finish.[5][6] The field also included American Duane Solomon, who went on to place fourth at the Olympics three weeks later,[7] and Sudan's 2011 World Championship silver medallist Abubaker Kaki.[5][8] Rotich made another Diamond League appearance four weeks later at the Stockholm DN Galan, placing third behind Mohammed Aman and Taoufik Makhloufi.[1] In his last race in 2012, he beat Olympic bronze medallist Timothy Kitum over 1000 metres at Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia.[1][9]

Track & Field News ranked Rotich #6 in the world at 800 m.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Abraham Rotich at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Athletics". The Daily Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Jelimo improves own world-leading 800m mark in Heusden-Zolder". GOLAZO. Retrieved 11 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c "Jelimo runs world leading time in Belgium". Kenyanstar. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b Monti, David (20 July 2012). "Asbel Kiprop Makes World Leading 3:28.88 Look Easy in Monaco". Flotrack. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Watt takes second in Monaco". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. ^ Duane Solomon at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  8. ^ "Monaco: Kiprop 3:28.88 and Aries Merritt 12.93 display Olympic credentials". All-Athletics. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Carter very close with 10.01". AK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "World Rankings — Men's 800" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Eugene: WR Holder Rudisha Comes to Pre". IAAF Diamond League. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
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