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Micah Kogo

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Micah Kogo is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the only Olympic medal in his Olympedia record. His full name is given as Micah Kemboi Kogo, and he was born on 3 June 1986 in Burnt Forest, in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. He is listed at 170 centimetres tall and about 60 kilograms, and his affiliation is recorded as PACE Sports Management. The same entry records a personal best of 26:35.63 for the 10,000 metres, dated 2006, two years before his Olympic bronze. He represented Kenya at the Beijing Games in athletics, competing as a track runner over the longest standard Olympic track distance.

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1986 1
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1. Micah Kogo (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 3 June 1986 in Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu (KEN)
  • Biographical information, NOC
    NOC Kenya
  • Plays: Athletics, Results, 2008 Summer Olympics, discipline
    Athletics
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Results, 2008 Summer Olympics
    2008 Summer Olympics
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