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Benjamin Limo

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Benjamin Kipkoech Limo (born 23 August 1974 in Chepkongony, Uasin Gishu) is a Kenyan former middle- and long-distance runner. His races ranged distances from 1500 m to 10,000 m, but Limo mainly competed in 5000 metres, where he has won international medals. Limo went to Chebara and Lelboinet High Schools, but enlisted for the Kenyan Army in 1993, without completing his studies. He started full-time training in 1996 and was based at an army camp in Ngong, near capital Nairobi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Limo is the 4,278th most popular athlete (down from 2,878th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Benjamin Limo ranks 4,278 out of 6,025. Before him are Derrick Brew, Lillie Leatherwood, Sofia Bekatorou, Anaïs Bescond, Jari Mantila, and Ester Workel. After him are Rob Waddell, Edna Kiplagat, Mike Stulce, Todd Hays, Liu Jing, and Fabrizio Mori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Benjamin Limo ranks 950. Before him are Scott Draper, Mathieu Gourdain, Chad Hugo, Victoria Smurfit, Martin Doktor, and Matt Berry. After him are Khatuna Lorig, Jukka Hentunen, Orlando Jordan, Tomonori Tateishi, Miya Tachibana, and Neško Milovanović.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Benjamin Limo ranks 112 out of 150. Before him are Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Julius Yego (1989), Victor Wanyama (1991), Janeth Jepkosgei (1983), and Abraham Kibiwot (1996). After him are Edna Kiplagat (1979), Binyavanga Wainaina (1971), Priscah Jepleting Cherono (1980), Paul Bitok (1970), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), and Beatrice Chepkoech (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Benjamin Limo ranks 83. Before him are Pamela Jelimo (1989), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Julius Yego (1989), Janeth Jepkosgei (1983), and Abraham Kibiwot (1996). After him are Edna Kiplagat (1979), Priscah Jepleting Cherono (1980), Paul Bitok (1970), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), and Pauline Konga (1970).

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