Reuben Kosgei
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Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born 2 August 1979 in Kapcherop, Kenya), is a middle and long distance athlete most famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event, when, at the age of 21, he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the steeplechase race.
He made his marathon debut at the 2009 Vienna Marathon, but did not finish the race. He finished 2nd at the 2009 Florence Marathon<ref>IAAF, 29 November 2009: Kipruto holds off Kosgei by a second in Florence</ref>
A regular visitor to Australia, Kosgei won the 2009 Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon in 64:18 and returned in 2010 to place 3rd in Perth's City to Surf Marathon. He won the 2011 Perth City to Surf 12 km event, the 2011 Bridge to Brisbane fun run, the 2011 Adelaide City-Bay fun run and most recently, came second in the 2015 Adelaide City-Bay fun run. As of 2013, Kosgei intends on making Australia his home.Template:Citation needed
Major achievements
(all 3000 m steeplechase)
- 2000
- 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia
- gold medal
- 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia
- 1998
- 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships – Annecy, France
- gold medal
- 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships – Annecy, France
- 2001
- 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Edmonton, Canada
- gold medal
- Goodwill Games – Brisbane, Australia
- silver medal
- 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Edmonton, Canada
References
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Nandi County
- Kenyan men middle-distance runners
- Kenyan men steeplechase runners
- Kenyan men marathon runners
- Kenyan men long-distance runners
- Olympic men steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Olympic gold medalists for Kenya
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics