Benard Keter

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Benard Kiplangat Keter
Spc. Benard Keter makes the finals in 3,000m steeplechase (51356472743).jpg
Benard Keter at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Bernie
Born (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 29)
Molo, Kenya
EducationTengecha Boys High School
EmployerUS Army
Height5’8
Weight127 lb (58 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
College teamCloud County Community College, Wayland Baptist University, Texas Tech Red Raiders
Coached byScott Simmons
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Outdoor
  • 3000 m SC: 8:17.31 (Olympic Stadium, Tokyo 2020)

Benard Kiplangat Keter (born 25 May 1992) is an American athlete who competes primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]

Personal life[]

Born in Molo, Kenya, Keter attended Tengecha Boys High School in Kapkatet, Kenya. His brother is Tareq Mubarak Taher who, running for Bahrain, finished 11th in the steeplechase at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[2]

Career[]

Keter came to America on a scholarship and won numerous honors during his college days as a distance runner for Cloud County Community College, Wayland Baptist University and Texas Tech University. Keter was NJCAA 3000m steeplechase, an NAIA national champion in cross country, the 5,000m indoors and the steeplechase outdoors, and was a four-time Big 12 champion and a first-team all-American .[3]

In August 2019 he finished 4th in the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, held in Lima in a time of 8:32.76.[4] He competed in The Match Europe v USA at the Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, Minsk and finished 5th in 8:44.63. Keter is the United States Army Reserves, where he is in unit supply holding the rank of specialist.[5]

He ran an 8:21.81 at the American Olympic trials at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon on June 25, 2021, coming in second to Hillary Bor and ahead of Mason Ferlic. The result ensured Keter a place in the U.S. contingent for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[6] He ran a personal best time of 8:17.31 in finishing sixth in his Olympic heat.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Benard KETER | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ Williams, Don. "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". www.lubbockonline.com.
  3. ^ https://www.lubbockonline.com/amp/5339871001
  4. ^ (PDF). August 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190811072937/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/ATH/PAG2019_ATH_C73G_ATHM3000MST-----------FNL-000100--.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "SPC Benard Keter :: WCAP". www.armywcap.com.
  6. ^ Butler, Sarah Lorge (26 June 2021). "2021 Olympic Trials - Hillary Bor Wins Men's Steeplechase". www.runnersworld.com.
  7. ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results".
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