Benard Kiplangat Keter (born May 25, 1992) is an American athlete who competes primarily in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

Personal life

Born in

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, Keter attended Tengecha Boys High School in Kapkatet, Kenya. His brother is

Tareq Mubarak Taher Tareq Mubarak Taher, born as Dennis Kipkurui Sang ( ar, طارق مبارك طاهر, born 1 December 1986), is a middle-distance runner who represents Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. His speciality is the 3000 metres steeplechas ...

who, running for Bahrain, finished 11th in the steeplechase at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Career

Keter came to America on a scholarship and won numerous honors during his college days as a distance runner for

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and

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. Keter was NJCAA 3000m steeplechase, an NAIA national champion in cross country, the 5,000m indoors and the steeplechase outdoors, and was a four-time Big 12 champion and a first-team all-American. In August 2019 he finished 4th in the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, held in

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in a time of 8:32.76. He competed in

The Match Europe v USA The Match Europe v USA was an international two-day outdoor track and field competition between the United States and Europe. It took place 9–10 September 2019 in Minsk, Belarus, three weeks prior to the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doh ...

at the Dinamo National Olympic Stadium,

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and finished 5th in 8:44.63. Keter is the

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, where he is in unit supply holding the rank of specialist. He ran an 8:21.81 at the American Olympic trials at Hayward Field,

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on June 25, 2021, coming in second to

Hillary Bor Hillary Bor (born November 22, 1989) 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 (track and field), 2 ...

and ahead of Mason Ferlic. The result ensured Keter a place in the U.S. contingent for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. He ran a personal best time of 8:17.31 in finishing sixth in his Olympic heat.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Keter, Benard 1992 births Living people American male steeplechase runners American military Olympians Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States United States Army reservists United States Army soldiers U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program