Enock Koech
Enock Koech 
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 Kenya
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| discipline | Medium and long distance running |
Enock Koech (born April 4, 1981 ) is a Kenyan middle and long distance runner .
Life
Koech belongs to the Nandi ethnic group and comes from Kericho in the Rift Valley Province . He attended Lelmokwo School until 1999, when he started running. In 2000 he was signed by Jos Hermens ' company Global Sports Communications and began training with Patrick Sang .
After he was successful in various cross-country races, he won the national championship in this discipline on the short distance of 4 km at the beginning of 2001, relegating the two first-placed winners of the cross-country world championships last year, John Kemboi Kibowen and Sammy Kipketer , to their places. At the cross-country world championships in Ostend he then won the same distance over Kenenisa Bekele , who won this competition five times in a row in the following years.
He then had a successful track season and was the eighth fastest 1,500 meter runner of the year. The following year he had to cancel his start at the Cross Country World Championship at short notice due to malaria . After that he was no longer able to build on his previous achievements.
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 31.28 min, August 17, 2001, Zurich
- 1 mile : 3: 51.50 min, June 29, 2001, Rome
- 2000 m : 4: 55.92 min, August 31, 2001, Berlin
- 3000 m : 7: 50.33 min, June 5, 2005, Cottbus
Web links
- Enock Koech in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Former winners must watch out for Koech . March 23, 2001
- ^ A b IAAF: Enock Koech gives Kenya second Gold of the Championships . March 24, 2001
- ↑ IAAF: Tergat beaten as newcomers star in Kenyan cross country trials . February 24, 2001
- ^ IAAF: Malaria sidelines defending champion Enock Koech . March 21, 2002
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| SURNAME | Koech, Enock |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1981 |