Peter Koech (born February 18, 1958) is a former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

from

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who won a silver medal in the 3,000 meters

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. He held the world record in this event for over three years, running 8:05.35 in 1989. It was the first electronically timed world record for the event and is still in the top 25 performers in history. He is from Arwos,

Nandi District Nandi County is a Counties of Kenya, county in Kenya in the North Rift, occupying an area of 2,884.4 square kilometres. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot, Tinderet Constituency, Tinderet ...

. He now lives in

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with his wife and three children. He continued to run in the Masters division, winning the Boilermaker Road Race in 1998.

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* 1958 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics People from Nandi County Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Kenya Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan male cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub