Isiah Koech
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Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kericho | 19 December 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 3000 m: 7:32.43 m (Doha 2012) 5000 m: 12:48.64 m (Paris 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isiah Kiplangat Koech (born 19 December 1993) is a Kenyan
At the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Brixen, Italy, Koech won a gold medal over 3000 metres, setting a new world youth leading time with 7:51.51.[1]
He also took part in the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, finishing fourth in the junior men's race.
On 11 February 2011, Koech became just the fourth man to run the 5000 m indoor under 13 minutes when he clinched victory in 12 min 53.29 sec at the PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf.[2] He then ran a world junior indoor best for the 3000 m at the Indoor Flanders Meeting a few days later, running a time of 7:37.50 minutes [3] Koech controlled the junior race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships and took first place, earning a spot for the Junior World Cross.[4]
Despite being a provisional favourite for the junior race at the
At the 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials he ran the fastest ever 5000 m time in Kenya to win the race and guarantee his first Olympic selection.[7]
Personal bests
Distance | Time | venue |
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3000 m | 7:32.43 | Doha, Qatar (11 May 2012) |
5000 m | 12:48.64 | Paris, France (6 July 2012) |
References
- ^ "Kenya ends 'Sudtirol 2009' WYC on high, tops medals table". Athletics Africa. 12 July 2009.
- L'Equipe (in French). 11 February 2011. Archived from the originalon February 13, 2011.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-29.
- ^ Hendrix, Ivo (2011-12-18). Koech puts on a demonstration, while Chepkwony repeats in Brussels. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-22.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-24.
External links
- Isiah Koech at World Athletics
- Isiah Koech at Diamond League
- Isiah Koech at Olympedia
- Isiah Koech at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)