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Christopher Koskei

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Christopher Koskei (also written Kosgei, born 14 August 1974) is a Kenyan runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He became known when he, running barefoot, won the silver medal at 1995 World Championships. After that performance, he was not able to improve his PB, having problems in his training in 1996 and 1997. In 1998 he ran only 8:48 minutes, and decided to stop running. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Koskei is the 5,109th most popular athlete (down from 3,443rd in 2024). (down from 4,969th in 2019)

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Among athletes, Christopher Koskei ranks 5,109 out of 6,025. Before him are Anna Hall, Xue Haifeng, Nicolás Rodríguez, Enrico Rossi, Stefano Tempesti, and Anaïs Chevalier. After him are Evgeny Redkin, Xu Jing, Han Xiaopeng, David Collins, Svetlana Lapina, and Guillermo Pérez.

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Among people born in 1974, Christopher Koskei ranks 1,195. Before him are Annemarie Jacir, Jillian Michaels, Francisco Rojas Rojas, Hiroaki Tajima, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Konstantin Sakaev. After him are Andrejs Štolcers, Chetan Bhagat, Roxane Gay, Patrice Halgand, Pornchai Thongburan, and Tao Luna.

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