Josephat Machuka (born 12 December 1973) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won

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junior bronze medal in 1992 and 1993. In the

1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, and a report in ''The New York Times''. Complete results fo ...

he was 10th and was part of the Kenyan team that won team

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. At the 1992 World Junior Championships he competed in the

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finishing second, but as he was being passed just before the finish, he deliberately punched at the eventual winner

Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champion ...

during the final sprint and was disqualified. Overshadowed by Gebrselassie his entire career, this early incident is what Machuka is best remembered for. He competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, finishing fifth in the men's 10,000 metres race, won by Haile Gebrselassie. He was also fifth in the 1995 World Championships 10,000 metres race. He won the

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meeting in Luxembourg in 1998.Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-02-28)
Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women)
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01. Machuka was also a successful road runner. He won the Bloomsday Run in 1994 and 1995. Machuka won the Steamboat Classic 4-mile race in 1995.2002 Steamboat Classic Men's 4-mile results
In the

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he won the Zevenheuvelenloop (a 15 kilometres race) twice, in 1995 and 1996, just as the

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, in 1993 and 1996.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Machuka, Josephat 1973 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male cross country runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya