KISSA Stephen

Uganda

Athletics

Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KAPCHORWA

Birth Country:

Uganda

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 10,000m	DNF

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 10,000m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	5000m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (13:27.36)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (13:32.86)

African Games

Year	Location	5000m
2019	Rabat, MAR	9th (13:43.79)

African Championships

Year	Location	5000m
2018	Asaba, NGR	8th (13:59.90)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	3000m	5000m
2019	-	1 x 15th
2018	1 x 15th	1 x 9th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
9	2018	5000m	Lausanne, SUI	13:10.93
15	2019	5000m	Shanghai, CHN	13:19.85
15	2018	3000m	Rabat, MAR	7:54.32

World Cross Country Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Team Cross Country Long Distance	2017	Kampala, UGA	72
51	Individual Cross Country Long Distance	2017	Kampala, UGA	31:04

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Half Marathon Team	2020	Gdynia, POL	2:58.39
19	Half Marathon	2020	Gdynia, POL	1:00:34

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Listening to music, supporting English football club Liverpool. (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Juliet, sons Kaptire and Joshua

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

NN Running Team

Coach:

Addy Ruiter

Start:

He took up athletics while he was in high school. (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Reason:

He was inspired by Ugandan distance runners Stephen Kiprotich and Moses Ndiema Kipsiro. "I knew Stephen and Moses were good runners and they were doing well, so I thought, 'Why can't I run too?'" (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To finish in the top five in the 10,000m at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (It's Mampi Twitter profile, 03 Jul 2021)

Hero:

Ugandan distance runners Stephen Kiprotich and Moses Ndiema Kipsiro. (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"I have a gift for running and I intend to make the most of it." (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

General Interest

General
SCAR
He has a scar running from the side of his mouth to his chin from an incident which took place when he was age eight. "I was playing near a cow which was eating something. It assumed I was trying to take the food and attacked me with its horn." (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

RUNNING WITH CHEPTEGEI
He has learnt a lot by running alongside established distance runner and compatriot Joshua Cheptegei. "He is always calm and a good man. He gives lots of good advice, he shows us the value of concentration and focus and makes us work hard." (nnrunningteam.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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