Bedan Karoki Muchiri

Bedan Karoki Muchiri (born 21 August 1990) is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running disciplines. He represented Kenya at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Bedan Karoki
Karoki at the 2015 Copenhagen Half Marathon
Personal information
Full nameBedan Karoki Muchiri
Nationality Kenya
Born (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990
Nyandarua
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)10,000 metres, half marathon, cross country
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 m: 13:15.25 (Kitami 2014)
10,000 m: 26:52.12 (London 2017)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo10,000 m
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2015 GuiyangSenior race
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
2016 CardiffTeam
2016 CardiffIndividual

He was a silver medallist at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and also in the 10,000 m at the 2011 All-Africa Games. His half marathon best of 58:42 minutes ranks him in the all-time top ten for the distance.

Career

Bedan Karoki Muchiri was born in Nyandarua.[1] Muchiri attended Muthiga and Kagondo primary schools in Kenya and joined the Mt.Kenya Talents Development Centre, before going on to study in Japan. He graduated from high school there and attained a high level of proficiency in Japanese.[2] Karoki spent much of his early career running on the Japanese racing circuit, including wins at the Chiba International Cross Country three years in a row, from 2009 to 2011. He also won the Fukuoka International Cross Country in 2011.[3]

He had his first international call-up for Kenya and won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, despite losing the trials and eventually gaining selection as a wildcard entry.[4]

He won his place on the Kenyan Olympic team by finishing third behind Wilson Kiprop and Moses Masai at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, which were held during the Prefontaine Classic.[5] He finished fifth in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 Olympics in a time of 27:32.94, the highest finishing Kenyan in the race.

In 2013, he won the Kenyan trials then placed sixth in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

In 2014, he competed in his first American road race, winning the Beach to Beacon 10K in 27:36.[6] Later he won the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon in 59:23.[7]

Karoki placed second at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships behind countryman Geoffrey Kipsang after leading for much of the race. He represented Kenya in the 10,000 m at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and narrowly missed out on a medal in fourth place. Medals came at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where he was runner-up to compatriot Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and shared in the team title.

He is the Ambassador for The Mt. Kenya Talents Development Centre.

In 2017 Muchiri competed in the 2017 London Marathon where he finished in a time of 2:07:41 behind Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele and Kenyan counterpart Daniel Wanjiru.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 10,000 m 28:19.22
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th 10,000 m 27:32.94
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 6th 10,000 m 27:27.17
2015 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 2nd Senior race 35:00
2nd Senior team 20 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 4th 10,000 m 27:04.77
2016 World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff, United Kingdom 2nd Half Marathon 59:36
1st Team 2:58:58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 10,000 m 27:22.93
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th 10,000 m 26:52.12

National titles

Circuit wins

Personal bests

Info from All Athletics[8]

References
  1. "Bedan Karoki Muchiri". London 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. Karoki to Transfer Nationality to Japan (updated). Japan Running News (2015-04-01). Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
  3. Bitan Karoki Muchiri. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
  4. NJUGUNA, WILLIAM (23 May 2012). "Karoki sure of making team to London Olympic Games". The Star. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. Pilon, Mary (2 June 2012). "How Do Kenyan 10K Runners Get to London? Through Raindrops in Oregon". The New York Times.
  6. "Steel Squeaks Past Flanagan To Win Beach To Beacon 10K | Competitor.com". Competitor.com. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  7. http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Bedan-Karoki-National-Cross-Country-Championship/-/1100/2620998/-/hesoqrz/-/index.html
  8. Bitan Karoki. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-03.
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