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Benjamin Kogo

1944 - 2022

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Benjamin Kogo (30 November 1944 – 20 January 2022) was a Kenyan athlete who specialised in 3000 metre steeplechase running. Kogo was born on 30 November 1944. He was from Arwos, Nandi County, Kenya. He became the first Kenyan to run steeplechase event in Olympics, was a silver medalist from 1968 Summer Olympics, in an event won by his compatriot Amos Biwott. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Kogo is the 725th most popular athlete (up from 1,408th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Kenya (up from 29th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Benjamin Kogo ranks 725 out of 6,025. Before him are Frank Havens, Ivan Brown, Franco Faggi, Henri Hérouin, Verner Järvinen, and Bob Kiesel. After him are Emerson Spencer, George Dole, Audrey Brown, Gustaf Jansson, Janet Moreau, and Hakon Barfod.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Benjamin Kogo ranks 464. Before him are Francesco Morini, Li Changchun, John Abercrombie, Padma Bandopadhyay, Pedro de Felipe, and Gilles Berolatti. After him are Oscar Temaru, William Sanderson, François Migault, Miguel Ríos, Edith McGuire, and Houmane Jarir. Among people deceased in 2022, Benjamin Kogo ranks 355. Before him are Nora Nova, David Cox, Andrei Sukhovetsky, Christiane Hörbiger, Mark Lanegan, and Bob Falkenburg. After him are Leszek Engelking, George Woods, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Guy Lafleur, André Wilms, and Louie Anderson.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Benjamin Kogo ranks 23 out of 150. Before him are Amos Biwott (1947), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), Philippa Gregory (1954), Raila Odinga (1945), and Chris Froome (1985). After him are Charles Asati (1946), Wilson Kipketer (1972), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Philip Waruinge (1945), Paul Tergat (1969), and Julius Sang (1946).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Benjamin Kogo ranks 5. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940), Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Naftali Temu (1945), and Amos Biwott (1947). After him are Charles Asati (1946), Wilson Kipketer (1972), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Philip Waruinge (1945), Paul Tergat (1969), Julius Sang (1946), and Naftali Bon (1945).

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