Kenyan long-distance runner
Bedan Karoki
Karoki at the 2015 Copenhagen Half Marathon
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Full name
| Bedan Karoki Muchiri
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Nationality
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Kenya
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Born
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1990-08-21
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21 August 1990
(age 33)
Nyandarua
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Height
| 1.67 m (5 ft
5
+
1
⁄
2
in)
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Weight
| 65 kg (143 lb)
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Sport
| Men's
athletics
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Event(s)
| 10,000 metres
,
half marathon
,
cross country
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Personal
best(s)
| 5,000 m:
13:15.25 (
Kitami
2014)
10,000 m:
26:52.12 (
London
2017)
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Bedan Karoki Muchiri
(born 21 August 1990) is a Kenyan professional
long distance runner
who competes in
track
,
cross country
and
road running
disciplines. He represented Kenya at the
2012
and
2016 Summer Olympics
.
He was a silver medallist at the
2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
and the
2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, and also in the 10,000 m at the
2011 All-Africa Games
. His
half marathon
best of 58:42 minutes ranks him in the all-time top ten for the distance.
Career
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Bedan Karoki Muchiri was born in
Nyandarua
.
[1]
Muchiri attended Muthiga and Kagondo primary schools in Kenya and joined the Mt.Kenya Talents Development Centre, before going on to study in Japan. He graduated from high school there and attained a high level of proficiency in Japanese.
[2]
Karoki spent much of his early career running on the
Japanese
racing circuit, including wins at the
Chiba International Cross Country
three years in a row, from 2009 to 2011. He also won the
Fukuoka International Cross Country
in 2011.
[3]
He had his first international call-up for Kenya and won a silver medal in the
10,000 m
at the
2011 All-Africa Games
in
Maputo
, despite losing the trials and eventually gaining selection as a wildcard entry.
[4]
He won his place on the
Kenyan Olympic team
by finishing third behind
Wilson Kiprop
and
Moses Masai
at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in
Eugene, Oregon
, which were held during the
Prefontaine Classic
.
[5]
He finished fifth in the
10,000 metres
at the 2012 Olympics in a time of 27:32.94, the highest finishing Kenyan in the race.
In 2013, he won the Kenyan trials then placed sixth in the 10,000 meters at the
2013 World Championships in Athletics
.
In 2014, he competed in his first American road race, winning the
Beach to Beacon 10K
in 27:36.
[6]
Later he won the
Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon
in 59:23.
[7]
Karoki placed second at the
2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
behind countryman
Geoffrey Kipsang
after leading for much of the race. He represented Kenya in the 10,000 m at the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
and narrowly missed out on a medal in fourth place. Medals came at the
2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
, where he was runner-up to compatriot
Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor
and shared in the team title.
He is the Ambassador for The Mt. Kenya Talents Development Centre.
In 2017 Muchiri competed in the
2017 London Marathon
where he finished in a time of 2:07:41 behind Ethiopian
Kenenisa Bekele
and Kenyan counterpart
Daniel Wanjiru
.
International competitions
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Year
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Competition
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Venue
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Position
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Event
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Notes
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2011
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All-Africa Games
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Maputo, Mozambique
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2nd
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10,000 m
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28:19.22
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2012
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Olympic Games
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London, United Kingdom
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5th
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10,000 m
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27:32.94
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2013
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World Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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6th
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10,000 m
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27:27.17
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2015
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World Cross Country Championships
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Guiyang, China
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2nd
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Senior race
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35:00
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2nd
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Senior team
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20 pts
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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4th
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10,000 m
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27:04.77
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2016
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World Half Marathon Championships
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Cardiff
,
United Kingdom
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2nd
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Half Marathon
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59:36
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1st
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Team
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2:58:58
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Olympic Games
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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7th
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10,000 m
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27:22.93
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2017
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World Championships
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London
,
United Kingdom
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4th
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10,000 m
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26:52.12
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National titles
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Circuit wins
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Personal bests
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Info from All Athletics
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References
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