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| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 25 June 1969 |
| Died | 3 September 2018(2018-09-03) (aged 49) |
| Occupation | Marathon runner |
Paul Koech (25 June 1969 – 3 September 2018) was a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1998 and finished in first place. He was also a regular competitor in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships with several top-5 positions.
He won the Parelloop 10K race in the Netherlands in 1999.
Personal life and death
Koech was an uncle of Sally Barsosio. He lived in Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu District, Kenya.
He was married to Zipporah and had six children.
Koech died on 3 September 2018 at the age of 48.
References
- Arrs.net: List of Parelloop winners
- "Former world champ Koech laid to rest : The standard Sports".
- Former Kenyan cross country champion dies
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded bySimon Lopuyet | Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1996 |
Succeeded byShem Kororia |
| World Athletics Half Marathon Championships champions in men's half marathon | |
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| 2006 and 2007 were held as the IAAF World Road Running Championships |
| African Champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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This is the wrong photo of Major Paul Koech. The photo appearing here is of Paul Kipsiele Koech, the 3,000m steeplechase veteran who is about 36 years old.
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- 1969 births
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- Sportspeople from Uasin Gishu County
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- World Athletics Half Marathon Championships winners
- African Games bronze medalists for Kenya
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Kenyan male cross country runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games
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