| Medal record | ||
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| Men'sathletics | ||
Representing Kenya | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | 3000 m steeplechase |
| World Championships | ||
| 2001 Edmonton | 3000 m steeplechase |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 2006 Melbourne | 3000 m steeplechase |
Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born 2 August 1979 inKapcherop,Kenya), is amiddle andlong distanceathlete most famous for3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of anOlympicgold medal in the event, when, at the age of 21, he ran to victory inSydney 2000 with a winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds.
At the2006 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the steeplechase race.
He made hismarathon debut at the 2009Vienna Marathon, but did not finish the race. He finished 2nd at the 2009Florence Marathon[1]
A regular visitor to Australia, Kosgei won the 2009 Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon in 64:18 and returned in 2010 to place 3rd in Perth's City to Surf Marathon. He won the 2011 Perth City to Surf 12 km event, the 2011 Bridge to Brisbane fun run, the 2011 Adelaide City-Bay fun run and most recently, came second in the 2015 Adelaide City-Bay fun run. As of 2013, Kosgei intends on making Australia his home.[citation needed]
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