Benard Kibet

Kenyan athlete

Benard Kibet Koech
Personal information
Benard Kibet in 2023
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 24) 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 – 26:55.04 (Yokohama 2022)

Road

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

References

^ "Benard Koech Breaks 10 Mile World Best in Kosa". japanrunningnews.blogspot.com. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ Our Man in Japan: Benard Kibet Koech
^ "Benard Koech". kyudenko.co.jp. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^ "Final results" (PDF).
^ Benard Kibet at World Athletics