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Simon Koech

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Simon Kiprop Koech
Personal information
National teamKenyan
Born (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 23)
Buret District, Kericho County, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event
3000 metres steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal bests3000 m Steeplechase: 7:59.44 (Rabat, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Diamond League
First place20233000 m st.
African Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Accra3000 m st.
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow3000 m st.
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Nairobi3000 m st.

Simon Kiprop Koech (born 10 June 2003) is a Kenyan track and field athlete. In 2023, 2025, and 2026 he won Kenyan Athletics Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase.[1]

Biography

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Koech won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase behind compatriot Amos Serem who won gold.[2] In May 2023, he surprised five-time champion Benjamin Kigen to win the Kenyan Defence Forces Championship in the 3000m Steeplechase.[3]

In July 2023, Koech won the 3000m Steeplechase at the Kenyan national trials, running 8:22.55 aged just 20 years-old, to finish ahead of Abraham Kibiwott and Leonard Bett.[4]

On 21 July 2023, he made his debut in the Diamond League event in Monaco. He won the 3000m Steeplechase in a time of 8:04.19, a new personal best time.[5][6] The time also met the qualification standard for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.[7] He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and qualified for the final, in which he finished seventh.[8]

In March 2024, he won bronze in the 3000m steeplechase at the African Games.[9] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing seventh in the final.[10][11]

Koech finished third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.[12] He also finished third in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[13] He won the 3000m steeplechase title at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in June 2025.[14] In September 2025, he competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[15][16]

On 31 May 2026, he set a new personal best 7:59.44 to place third in the 3000 metres steeplechase in the 2026 Diamond League in Rabat.[17] The following month, he won the 3000 m steeplechase title at the Kenyan Championships in 8:16.59.[18] On 10 July, he won the 3000m steeplechase in 8:03.35 at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[19] On 27 July, he won the silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as part of a Kenyan sweep of the podium places alongside fold-medal winner Edmund Serem and Leonard Bett.[20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Simon Koech". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Koech, Serem lead Kenya's medal hunt in steeplechase". Standardmedia.co.ke. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Teenager Koech shocks Kigen at the KDF championships". TheStar.co.ke. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Beatrice Chepkoech, Simon Koech to lead Kenyan steeplechase teams". Nation.Africa. July 8, 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Monaco 21 July 2023". Watchathletics.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Silky Smooth Koech Earns Steeplechase World Championship Qualifying Time in Monaco". Capitalfm.co.ke. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Simon Koech now ready to dine with the big boys after Monaco success". Pulse Sports. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Onyatta, Omondi (18 March 2024). "ATHLETICS Ethiopian Firewu Holds Off Kenyan Challenge To Win 3000m Steeplechase At African Games". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Okeyo, Dennis (June 16, 2024). "Faith leads chase for glory as Olympics squad is unveiled". tnx.africa. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Big names fall as National Athletics championships end at Ulinzi". kbc.co.ke. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "El Bakkali and Kovacs win rematches in Rabat". World Athletics. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Odira and Cheruiyot book Commonwealth Games places at Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Wanyonyi breaks world 1000m record with 2:11.83 in Monaco". World Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Crumley, Euan (27 July 2026). "ROSE DAVIES' PATIENCE PAYS OFF TO STRIKE 10,000M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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