James Songok (born 23 July 1970) is a Kenyan male
long-distance runner who competed in
cross country,
track and
road running
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.
He began his career focusing on track running and after a bronze medal in the
10,000 metres
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at the
1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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, he went on to win the
5000 metres title at the
Kenyan Athletics Championships, then the gold medal in that event at the
1992 African Championships in Athletics.
Songok represented Kenya at the
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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on three occasions. He helped the Kenyan men to the team title in both 1994 and 1995, taking sixth then seventh place, respectively. He was picked for a third time running, but managed on 23rd place in the 1996 race. He attempted to convert to road races thereafter but, after moderate success of fourth at the
Stramilano and second at the
Puy-en-Velay 15K, he ceased competing after the 1997 season.
James Songok
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Personal bests
* 3000 metres – 7:52.20 (1994)
* 5000 metres – 13:24.63 (1992)
*10,000 metres
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– 28:50.42 (1988)
*Half marathon
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– 1:03:53 (2000)
International competitions
National titles
* Kenyan Athletics Championships
**5000 m: 1990
See also
* List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics
References
External links
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Living people
1970 births
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male cross country runners