Jairus Kipchoge Birech (born 14 December 1992) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner.
He holds a personal best time of 7:58.41 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase, which ranks him among the top ten of all-time.
He was the gold medallist at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He was a silver medallist at the African Junior Athletics Championships in 2011 and went on to place fourth at the 2011 All-Africa Games.
He competes frequently on the IAAF Diamond League and was the 2014 Diamond Race winner.
He was the fastest steeplechase in the world in 2014.