Benson Koech
Kenyan middle-distance runner
Benson Koech (born November 10, 1974) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner best known for his achievements as a young athlete. He won the gold medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships over 800m in a time of 1:44.77 min. He also won a silver medal over 800m at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Koech set his personal best at 1:43.17 min (ranked No.1 in the world 1994) in Rieti. He retired after the 2001 season.
His younger brother, Jackson Koech, is also a prominent runner.
External links
- Benson Koech at World Athletics
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World U20 Champions in men's 800 metres
- 1986:
David Sharpe (GBR)
- 1988:
Jonah Birir (KEN)
- 1990:
Desta Asgedom (ETH)
- 1992:
Benson Koech (KEN)
- 1994:
Paul Byrne (AUS)
- 1996:
Joseph Mutua (KEN)
- 1998:
William Chirchir (KEN)
- 2000:
Nicholas Wachira (KEN)
- 2002:
Alex Kipchirchir (KEN)
- 2004:
Majed Saeed Sultan (QAT)
- 2006:
Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD)
- 2008:
David Rudisha (KEN)
- 2010:
David Mutinda Mutua (KEN)
- 2012:
Nijel Amos (BOT)
- 2014:
Alfred Kipketer (KEN)
- 2016:
Kipyegon Bett (KEN)
- 2018:
Solomon Lekuta (KEN)
- 2021:
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN)
- 2022:
Ermias Girma (ETH)
- 2024:
General Ayansa (ETH)
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