Kenya's Ex-Steeplechase Athlete Jairus Birech Dead

19 September 2025
Capital FM (Nairobi)
By Omondi Onyatta

The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medalist Jairus Birech is dead.

Birech passed away on Thursday night after a period of illness, having last competed in 2020 at the Guadalajara Marathon in Mexico.

The 32-year-old was one in a long line of steeplechase talents that Kenya has produced, famously clocking a personal best (PB) of 7:58.41 at the 2014 Brussels Diamond League -- which earned him a slot on the top 10 fastest of all time in the discipline.

He was a two-time Diamond League Trophy winner for the men's 3000m steeplechase, having dominated two seasons of the prestigious competition in 2014 and 2015.

Birech's Diamond League wins include back-to-back triumphs in Rome and Oslo, as well as Lausanne, Birmingham, and Monaco.

In 2014, he further clocked 8:34.79 to win the African title in Marrakech, Morocco.

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