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{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
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{{Medal|Sport  | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country| {{KEN}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]]|3000 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2002 Dublin]]|Short race}}
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'''Luke Kipkosgei''' (born 27 November 1975 in [[Iten]]) is a Kenyan [[long-distance runner]] who is most known for his track running over [[3000 metres]] and [[5000 metres]].

His first major medals came in 1998: he took the 5000 metres [[gold medal]] at the [[Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games|1998 Goodwill Games]] and then a [[silver medal]] behind [[Haile Gebrselassie]] over 3000&nbsp;m at the [[1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final]]. Two years later at the [[2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final]], he won the gold in the event. A silver medal over 5000&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Goodwill Games]] was followed by a bronze at the [[2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=55872/index.html Kipkosgei, Luke]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref> He is a four-time winner of the [[Zatopek 10,000 metres]] race in Australia and holds the current race record of 27:22.54, set in 1998.<ref>[https://www.arrs.run/HP_EZM10.htm Emil Zatopek Memorial 10,000m]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]] (2010-08-27). Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref>

He has also competed in [[cross country running]] and won the [[Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio]] in 1998 and the [[Cross de l'Acier]] in 2000. He was the silver medallist in the short race at the [[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]], finishing behind [[Kenenisa Bekele]] but helping Kenya to the team gold.<ref>Downes, Steven (2003-03-23). [http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC02/news/getnews.asp?Event=WXC02&Code=4683&Kind=1&SubKind=&Imgh=searchnews Victory sees Bekele ready to take Dublin at the double] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050319054340/http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC02/news/getnews.asp?Event=WXC02&Code=4683&Kind=1&SubKind=&Imgh=searchnews |date=2005-03-19 }}. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref> He won his first global track medal at the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], taking the [[bronze medal]] over 3000&nbsp;m.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/history/WIC/season=2003/eventCode=2959/news/kind=108/newsid=20768.html Men 3000 Metres Final]. [[IAAF]] (2003-03-16). Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref>

He later switched to [[road running]] and took 10K wins at the [[Cooper River Bridge Run]] in 2004 and the [[Azalea Trail Run]] in 2005.<ref>Jaggers, Cedric (2010-04-07). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_CRB10.htm Cooper River Bridge Run 10 km]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]]. Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref><ref>Post, Marty (2010-03-30). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_AzT10.htm Azalea Trail 10 km]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]]. Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref> He made his debut over the [[marathon]] distance at the 2010 [[Antwerp Marathon]] and recorded a time of 2:14:37 for second place.<ref>[http://www.chronorace.be/web2/classements/listerapports.aspx?=&lng=eng&relation=1258&master=RunningTour&resume=resumert&eventId=5866925326337 Antwerp, 25/04/2010, BEL - DVV Antwerp Marathon & 10 Miles]. Sport.be. Retrieved on 2010-12-09.</ref>

In December 2010 Luke was invited back to Melbourne as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Zatopek:10.  Luke decided to also race the 10000m track event, placing 5th behind Josphat Menjo in 28:47.  Despite being the fastest 10000m runner of 2010, Menjo was unable to break Luke's race record, winning in a time of 27:39.80.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

He trains with [[Kimbia Athletics]] and is coached by [[Dieter Hogen]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
|-
|1998
|[[Goodwill Games]] 
|[[Uniondale, NY|Uniondale]], [[United States]]
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|5000 m
|
|-
|2001
|[[Goodwill Games]] 
|[[Brisbane, Australia]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|5000 m
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|rowspan=2|[[2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Short race
|Individual
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Short race
|Team
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] 
|[[Birmingham]], [[England]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|3000 m
|
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|7th
|3000 m
|
|-
|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|10th
|3000 m
|
|}

===Personal bests===
*[[1500 metres]] - 3:35.48 min (1998)
*[[3000 metres]] - 7:27.59 min (1998)
*[[5000 metres]] - 12:56.50 min (2000)
*[[10,000 metres]] - 27:12.37 min (2001)
*[[Half marathon]] - 1:01:18 (2007)
*[[Marathon]] - 2:14:37 (2010)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Luke Kipkosgei}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080928081314/http://www.kimbia.net/athletes/kipkosgei/ Kimbia Athletics]

{{Footer Australia NC 10,000 m Men}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes from Elgeyo-Marakwet County]]
[[Category:Kenyan male long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Kenyan male marathon runners]]
[[Category:Kenyan male cross country runners]]
[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Kenyan sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen]]