Richard "Rich" Kenah (born August 4, 1970 in

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair () is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. ...

) is a former US middle-distance runner who won bronze medals over 800 metres at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and at the

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in Athens. After placing second in the Olympic 800m Trials, Kenah ran in the

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in Sydney, placing 6th in his 800-meter heat.

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Personal life

Kenah attended Immaculate Conception High School in

.Rich Kenah

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. Accessed January 21, 2008. He graduated from

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with a degree in International Marketing in 1992. He is now married to fellow runner Cheri Goddard-Kenah and resides in Atlanta, GA. Since 2014, Kenah has served as the Executive Director at the

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, the second largest running organization in the country. The organization hosts over 30 events per year, including the world largest 10k, the AJC Peachtree Road Race. Kenah has helped to grow the Atlanta Track Club Elite Team, a professional running group coached by ex-professional runners Andrew and Amy Begley. Kenah was formerly the marketing director at Global Athletics & Marketing, a boutique sports marketing firm managing top Olympic stars including

Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba ( om, Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 June 1985) is an Ethiopian athlete who competed in long-distance track events and international road races. She has won three Olympic track gold medal ...

Meseret Defar Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including O ...

and Nick Willis.

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* * * 1970 births Living people American male middle-distance runners McDonough School of Business alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States People from Montclair, New Jersey World Athletics Championships medalists {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub