Reuben Kosgei
Reuben Seroney Kosgei
(born:
August 2
,
1979
in
Marakwet
,
Kenya
) is a
middle
and
long distance
athlete
mostly famous for
3000 m steeplechase
in which he became the youngest ever winner of a
Olympic
gold medal
in the event when at the age of only 19 he ran to victory in
Sydney
2000
even though his winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds was the slowest winning time since the
1972 Summer Olympics
. Reuben was among those Kenyan athletes along with
Richard Limo
and
Bernard Lagat
who were heavily criticised for missing the
2002 Commonwealth Games
in
Manchester
,
England
choosing instead to chase the
dollars
on offer in the
IAAF Golden League
. =Major achievements= (all 3000 m steeplechase)
1998
1998 IAAF World Junior Championships -
Annecy
,
France
.
gold medal
2000
2000 Summer Olympics
- Sydney,
Australia
.
2001
2001 World Championships in Athletics
-
Edmonton
,
Canada
.
gold medal
2001 Goodwill Games
-
Brisbane
, Australia.
silver medal
Kosgei, Reuben Kosgei, Reuben
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