Jonah Koech

Last updated
Jonah Koech
Personal information
Full nameJonah Koech Kipruto
Born (1996-12-12) December 12, 1996 (age 27)
Eldoret, Kenya
Education St. Patrick's High School [1]
Sport
Country
  • Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States
SportTrack and field
Event 800m
College team Texas Tech Red Raiders
Coached byScott Simmons
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Freeport 800 m

Jonah Koech Kipruto (born 12 December 1996) is a Kenyan-born middle-distance runner who represents the United States in international competitions. He specializes in the 800 metres, which he qualified for at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2022 NACAC Championships after finishing second at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [3] [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Greene (athlete)</span> American sprinter (1945–2022)

Charles Edward "Charlie" Greene was an American track and field sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Tora Lian-Juin Harris is an American high jumper. He is a Princeton University engineer of Taiwanese and African-American descent. Harris is an Olympian, a four-time national champion and two-time bronze medalist in international competition. He represented Team USA twice in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, three times in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics and has served as a representative once in the IAAF Continental Cup. He spent two years as the No. 1 ranked high jumper in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iowa State Cyclones track and field</span>

Iowa State Cyclones track and field represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team is coached by Martin Smith, he is currently in his 4th year at Iowa State. Originally, the men's and women's teams were considered separate; but beginning in the 2007 season the two teams were combined and are now operated as one single sport at the university. The Cyclones host their home indoor meets at Lied Recreational Facility and their home outdoor meets at the Cyclone Sports Complex, both are located on Iowa State's campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iowa State Cyclones cross country</span>

Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team is coached by Martin Smith, he is currently in his 4th year at Iowa State. Originally, the men's and women's teams were considered separate; but beginning in the 2007 season the two teams were combined and are now operated as one single sport at the university. The Cyclones host their home meets at the Cross Country Course located on Iowa State's campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships</span> Sports tournament

The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. Since the year 1992, in the years which feature a Summer Olympics, World Athletics Championships, Pan American Games, NACAC Championships, or an IAAF Continental Cup, the championships serve as a way of selecting the best athletes for those competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 World Athletics Championships</span> Athletics competition in Oregon, US

The 2022 World Athletics Championships was the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships. It was held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from July 15–24, 2022, with the country hosting that competition for the first time. The competition was originally scheduled for August 6–15, 2021, but it was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted a postponement and subsequent rescheduling of the 2020 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Norman (sprinter)</span> American sprinter

Michael Arthur Norman Jr. is an American sprinter. He previously held the world best time in the indoor 400 meters at 44.52 seconds. Outdoors, his 43.45, set at the 2019 Mt. SAC Relays is tied as the #4 on the all time list. In 2016, he became the world junior champion in both the 200 meters and 4×100 meter relay. In 2022, he became the world champion in both the 400 meters and 4x400 meter relay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zach Ziemek</span> American decathlete

Zach Ziemek is an American athlete competing in the decathlon. Ziemek won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene with a personal best score of 8676. In 2021 he finished 6th at the Tokyo Olympics. He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, where he finished 15th. Ziemek finished 7th in the decathlon at the 2016 Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hillary Bor</span> American track and field athlete

Hillary Bor is a Kenyan-born American track and field athlete. He qualified for the 2016 Olympics by finishing in second place in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Chelimo</span> Kenyan-born American long-distance runner

Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo is a Kenyan born American track and field athlete. He is the 2016 Olympic silver medalist and the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the 5000 meters. He qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 5000m finishing in 15th place in a time of 13:30.88.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone</span> American hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)

Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter who competes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record, and 2022 World champion with a world record time of 50.68 seconds. Setting four world records during 13 months, she was the first woman to break the 52-second and 51-second barriers in the 400 m hurdles. She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. At all three competitions, she also took gold as part of a women's 4 × 400 m relay team.

Rudy Winkler is an American male track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. He is the NACAC area record holder and American record holder with a throw of 82.71 m (271 ft 4 in) for the hammer and holds a personal best of 23.32 m for the weight throw. He was the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, winning the 2016. and 2020 United States Olympic Trials.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew Boling</span> American track and field athlete (born 2000)

Matthew Boling is an American track and field athlete specializing in the sprints and long jump. He won four gold medals at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay, and helped set world under-20 records in both of the relay races for the United States. He also ran in the semi-final for the American 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2018 World U20 Championships that went on to earn silver in the final. Boling would later go on to win a gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the mixed 4 x 400 m relay, and would help set a world record for the event in the process.

Bryce Deadmon is an American track and field athlete. In July 2023, he became US national champion in the 400 meters.

Trevor Bassitt is an American track and field athlete.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2022 World Athletics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States hosted at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from 15–24 July 2022, marking the first ever track & field world championship in the U.S. The selection meet for these championships was the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Team members were announced on July 5.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamaica at the 2022 World Athletics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Jamaica competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022. The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association entered 65 athletes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaide Stepter Baynes</span> American track-and-field athlete (born 1994)

Jaide Alexandra Stepter Baynes is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.

The 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from July 6–9, 2023. They served as USA Track & Field's (USATF) national championships in track and field for the United States.

Simon Kiprop Koech is a Kenyan track and field athlete. In 2023, he became the Kenyan national champion in the 3000m Steeplechase.

References

  1. "Jonah Koech". texastech.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. Jonah Koech at World Athletics
  3. Williams, Don (27 June 2022). "Texas Tech ex Koech makes U.S. team for World Championships". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. Three World Class Athlete Program Track & Field Athletes Qualify for U.S. World Team United States Army