Kipyegon Bett (1 February 1998 – 6 October 2024) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.

[2] In the second meet of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai, Bett won the 800 m event in 1:44.70.

[3] Bett won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.

[4] He tested positive for EPO in 2018[5][6] and received a four-year ban in November of the same year.

[8] Kipyegon Bett died from renal and hepatic failure[9] on 6 October 2024, while receiving treatment at a hospital in Bomet County after being ill for over a month.