Paul Koech

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Paul Koech
Personal information
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.^[1]

Personal life and death

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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.^[2]

Koech died on 3 September 2018 at the age of 48.^[3]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Simon Lopuyet	Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1996	Succeeded by Shem Kororia

World Athletics Half Marathon Championships champions in men's half marathon

1992: Benson Masya (KEN)
1993: Vincent Rousseau (BEL)
1994: Khalid Skah (MAR)
1995: Moses Tanui (KEN)
1996: Stefano Baldini (ITA)
1997: Shem Kororia (KEN)
1998: Paul Koech (KEN)
1999–2000: Paul Tergat (KEN)
2001: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
2002: Paul Malakwen Kosgei (KEN)
2003: Martin Lel (KEN)
2004: Paul Kirui (KEN)
2005: Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN)
2006–2009: Zersenay Tadese (ERI)
2010: Wilson Kiprop (KEN)
2012: Zersenay Tadese (ERI)
2014–18: Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN)
2020: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)

2006 and 2007 were held as the IAAF World Road Running Championships

African Champions in men's 5000 metres

1979: Miruts Yifter (ETH)
1982: Wodajo Bulti (ETH)
1984: Abderrazak Bounour (ALG)
1985: Wodajo Bulti (ETH)
1988: Brahim Boutayeb (MAR)
1989: John Ngugi (KEN)
1990: Ezequiel Bitok (KEN)
1992: James Songok (KEN)
1993: Simon Chemoiywo (KEN)
1996: Paul Koech (KEN)
1998: Daniel Komen (KEN)
2000: Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG)
2002: Paul Bitok (KEN)
2004: Terefe Maregu (ETH)
2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
2008: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
2010: Edwin Soi (KEN)
2012: Mark Kiptoo (KEN)
2014: Caleb Ndiku (KEN)
2016: Douglas Kipserem (KEN)
2018: Edward Zakayo (KEN)
2022: Hailemariyam Amare (ETH)
2024: Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim (DJI)

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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