Benjamin Kogo
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men's athletics | ||
1968 Mexico City | 3000 m steeplechase |
Benjamin Kogo (born 30 Nov 1944[1]) is retired athlete from Kenya who specialised in 3000 metre steeplechase running. He is silver medalist from 1968 Summer Olympics, in an event won by his compatriot Amos Biwott.
At the 1964 Summer olympics he failed to make the final at steeplechase.
He won gold at the first All-Africa Games held in 1965 in Brazzaville.
Kogo is also bronze medalist from the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
He is from Arwos, Nandi District.
References
- ^ "Benjamin KOGO - Olympic Athletics | Kenya". 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
External links
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male steeplechase runners
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- People from Nandi County
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Kenya
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games gold medalists for Kenya
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1965 All-Africa Games
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs