Aron Koech

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Aron Kipchumba Koech
Personal information
Born (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 34)
Uasin Gishu County, Kenya [1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
Sport Athletics
Event 400 metres hurdles
ClubKenya Police
Coached by Vincent Mumo [3]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Durban 400 m hurdles
Updated on 27 August 2016

Aron Kipchumba Koech (also known as Haron Koech; born 27 January 1990) is a Kenyan hurdler. At the 2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials he finished third in the 400 metres hurdles event. [4] Later that year he represented Kenya in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. [5] With a personal best, in a time of 49.38, he finished 22nd in the heats. He was qualified for the semi-finals where he finished 19th in a time of 49.54. Again in 2016 he finished third at the 2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials behind his brother and Boniface Mucheru Tumuti. At the Olympics, Koech made the final while his brother was disqualified in the heats. Tumuti went on to capture the silver medal in National Record time, while Koech finished seventh. [6] His 48.49 in the semi-final round is his personal record.

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His late twin brother, Nicholas Bett, was also a 400 metres hurdler. [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 19th (sf)400 m hurdles 49.54
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd400 m hurdles 49.41
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:04.25
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th400 m hurdles 49.09
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 18th (sf)400 m hurdles 50.40
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th400 m hurdles 50.02
3rd4 × 400 m relay DQ
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 4th400 m hurdles 49.94
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:00.92
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 6th400 m hurdles 50.58
4th4 × 400 m relay 3:05.71

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