Paul Kipsiele Koech
Paul Kipsiele Koech at the Van Damme Memorial 2010
Paul Kipsiele Koech (born November 10, 1981 in Cheplanget near Sotik , Buret District , Rift Valley Province ) is a Kenyan obstacle runner .
The second of the African Games 2003 completed the Kenyan triumph at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens when he won bronze behind his compatriots Ezekiel Kemboi and Brimin Kipruto .
A year later at the World Championships in Helsinki he was seventh and 2006 African champion. Three times (2005-2007) he has won the World Athletics Finals so far . From 2003 to 2007 it undercut the eight-minute mark every year.
With a height of 1.68 m, he has a competition weight of 57 kg.
Personal best
- 1500 m - 3: 38.87 min (2001)
- 3000 m - 7: 33.93 min (2005)
- 5000 m - 13: 11.26 min (2005)
- 3000 meter obstacle - 7: 56.37 min (2005)
Development over 3000 meters obstacle
- 2001 : 8: 15.92 minutes
- 2002 : 8: 05.44 minutes
- 2003 : 7: 57.42 minutes
- 2004 : 7: 59.65 minutes
- 2005 : 7: 56.37 minutes
- 2006 : 7: 59.94 minutes
- 2007 : 7: 59.42 minutes
Web links
Commons : Paul Kipsiele Koech - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of Paul Kipsiele Koech
- Paul Kipsiele Koech in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from May 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), August 21, 2004 (updated March 5, 2008)
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| SURNAME | Koech, Paul Kipsiele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheplanget near Sotik ( Rift Valley (Kenya) ) |