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Paul Malakwen Kosgei

Paul Malakwen Kosgei
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Belfast Short race
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Marrakech Short race
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Vilamoura Short race
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Brussels Half marathon
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tunis 10,000 m
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 10,000 m

Paul Malakwen Kosgei (born 22 April 1978 in Marakwet) is a Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner. He first came to prominence in athletics by taking the World Junior Record of 3000m steeple in 1997, and later with consecutive medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1998 to 2000.

In 1999 he started his technical collaboration with the Italian Coach Renato Canova, that changed his event, looking at longer distances.

He made his debut at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2002 and became the surprise world champion for the event. Later that year he became the African champion on the track in the 10,000 metres and also won silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2002 IAAF World Cup.

He focused on entirely on road running after 2002 and he broke the world record for the 25 km distance, running 1:12:45 in May 2004. His personal best over the half marathon (59:07 minutes), with which he won the 2006 Berlin Half Marathon, ranks him within the top ten fastest ever over the distance. He began to focus on marathon running and won his first race at the Maratona d'Italia in 2010 with a course record and personal best time of 2:09.00.

From 2009 there was a passage of coach, from Renato Canova to Gabriele Nicola, who is a student of the former coach.

Kosgei started his international career as a cross country runner and a steeplechaser. He came to prominence as a junior athlete in 1997 when he took the junior bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and he also reached the 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final for the 3000 metres steeplechase. He established his pedigree by setting a world junior record for the event.


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