Kipsubai Koskei (born 1 February 1951) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner. His greatest success was a

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

gold medal at the

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in 1985, which he won in a championship record time of 28:11.70 minutes. He was bronze medallist in the 5000 metres that same year and returned the following year to win a silver medal in the 10,000 m. At global level, he appeared three times at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

. He placed 15th on his debut in 1982 then went on to share in the men's team gold medals with Kenya alongside

John Ngugi John Ngugi Kamau (born 10 May 1962), is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, often called one of the greatest cross country runners of all time and winner of the 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul South Korea. Career Born in Kigu ...

, Joseph Kiptum,

Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech (January 6, 1963 – March 16, 1995) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987. Kipkoech was born in Kapsabet. In 1986 he ran ...

Some Muge Some Muge (1959–1997) was a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning Kenya's first medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in internati ...

and

Andrew Masai Andrew Masai (born 13 December 1960) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed in road running and cross country running events. He was one of Kenya's best cross country runners in the late 1980s, taking six team gold medals at the IAA ...

in 1986, then again in 1988 with Ngugi, Kipkoech, Kiptum,

Boniface Merande Boniface Merande (born 13 February 1962) is a retired Kenyan long-distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he finished in 14th position in the 1992 Olympic Marathon. ...

and

Moses Tanui Moses Tanui (born 20 August 1965 in Sugoi Nandi District, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Biography At the 1993 World Championships in ...

. He was an individual medallist at the 1988 event and was part of a podium sweep of the men's medals behind Ngugi and Kipkoech. This was the first time this had ever happened at the competition, and one Kenyan men would repeat in 1993. He was a four-time champion at the regional East and Central African Championships, taking his first over

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in 1977 before taking one 5000 m and two 10,000 m titles in the 1980s.East and Central African Championships
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International competitions

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koskei, Kipsubai Living people 1951 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya

International competitions

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