Michael Musyoki

Michael Musyoki (born May 28, 1956), also known by his nickname "Mike", is a retired long-distance runner from Kenya who won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Michael Musyoki
Personal information
Born (1956-05-28) May 28, 1956
Sport
Country Kenya
SportTrack, Long-distance running
Event(s)3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon
College teamUTEP
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 metres: 7:46.4[1]
5000 metres: 13:24.89[1]
10,000 metres: 27:41.92[1]
Marathon: 2:10:30[1]

Running career

Collegiate

Musyoki was recruited by University of Texas at El Paso, a school which was building a star-studded team of distance-runners in the late 1970s. Suleiman Nyambui and Musyoki were UTEP's two premier foreign distance-runner recruits at the time, and both of them finished in first and second place respectively in the 10,000 metre race at the 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships.[2]

Post-collegiate

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games he was silver medalist behind his famous compatriot Henry Rono. At the 1978 All-Africa Games, Musyoki was also 5000 meters silver medalist. In 1982 he broke the half marathon world record by running 61:36 in Philadelphia. He was also an active road racer and won "Road Racer of the Year" award in 1983 by Running Times.

References

  1. All-Athletics. "Profile of Michael Musyoki".
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) PDF: 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - May 29-June 2, 1979 - Page 18
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Herb Lindsay
Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance
1982
Succeeded by
Paul Cummings
Preceded by
Mark Curp
Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance
1986
Succeeded by
Matthew Temane


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.