Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono
Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono (born April 21, 1987 ) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner .
Life
In 2005 he became the junior African champion over 800 m and 1500 m . The following year he was fourth over the latter distance at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Beijing in 2006 .
On September 4th, 2009 he was part of a Kenyan quartet ( William Biwott Tanui , Gideon Gathimba , Rono, Augustine Kiprono Choge ), which in Brussels set the 32-year-old world record of the Germans Karl Fleschen , Thomas Wessinghage , Harald Hudak and Michael Lederer broke in the 4 x 1,500 meter relay race .
Personal bests
- 800 m: 1: 45.13 min, September 20, 2008, Shanghai
- 1000 m : 2: 15.97 min, July 22, 2008, Stockholm
- 1500 m: 3: 32.55 min, June 1, 2008, Berlin
Web links
- Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Oldest World record goes down in Brussels as Kenya dominates 4x1500 - ÅF Golden League ( Memento from September 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). September 4, 2009
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| SURNAME | Rono, Geoffrey Kipkoech |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1987 |