Peter Koech
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Peter Koech (born February 18, 1958) is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won a silver medal in the 3,000 meters steeplechase event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He held the world record in this event for over three years, running 8:05.35 in 1989. It was the first electronically timed world record for the event and is still in the top 25 performers in history.
Koech competed for the Washington State Cougars track and field team, winning an NCAA Division I title in the steeplechase.[1]
He is from Arwos, Nandi District. He now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife and three children. He continued to run in the Masters division, winning the Boilermaker Road Race in 1998.[2]
Achievements
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| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:44.94 |
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Kenyan male steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes from Nandi County
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Kenya
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- African Games bronze medalists for Kenya
- African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games athletes for Kenya
- Kenyan male cross country runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Washington State Cougars men's track and field athletes
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics