Benard Kibet

Benard Kibet Koech

Benard Kibet in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 26) Kericho, Kenya
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running

Benard Kibet Koech (born 25 November 1999) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He holds the world best performance for the 10-mile run with a time of 44:04 set at the Kosa 10-Miler in December 2022. ^[1]

He was born in Kericho and currently lives and trains in Japan. ^{[2] [3]}

He placed 5th in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. ^[4]

Personal bests

Source: ^[5]

Outdoor

• 5000 metres – 13:00.38 (Nobeoka 2023)
• 10,000 metres – 26:43.98 (Paris 2024)

Road

• 5K – 13:21 (Fukuoka 2022)
• 10 miles – 44:04 (Kosa 2022) WBP , ABP
• Half marathon – 58:45 (Ras Al Khaimah 2023)

References

1. "Benard Koech Breaks 10 Mile World Best in Kosa". japanrunningnews.blogspot.com. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
2. Our Man in Japan: Benard Kibet Koech
3. "Benard Koech". kyudenko.co.jp. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
4. "Final results" (PDF).
5. Benard Kibet at World Athletics

External links

• Benard Kibet at World Athletics
• Benard Kibet at Olympics.com