About Benjamin Kogo
Lived 1944 – 2022 (aged 77). Benjamin Kogo was a Kenyan athletics competitor.
Benjamin Kogo (30 November 1944 – 20 January 2022) was a Kenyan athlete who specialised in 3000 metre steeplechase running.
Kogo was born on 30 November 1944. He was from Arwos, Nandi County, Kenya.
He became the first Kenyan to run steeplechase event in Olympics, was a silver medalist from 1968 Summer Olympics, in an event won by his compatriot Amos Biwott. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he failed to make the final at steeplechase. He won gold at the first All-Africa Games held in 1965 in Brazzaville. Kogo was also bronze medalist from the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Kogo died on 20 January 2022, at the age of 77. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer one year prior.
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Who was Benjamin Kogo?
athletics competitor (1944–2022)
When was Benjamin Kogo born?
Benjamin Kogo was born on 30 November 1944 in Arwos.
When did Benjamin Kogo die?
Benjamin Kogo died on 20 January 2022 in Eldoret.
What was Benjamin Kogo's occupation?
Benjamin Kogo was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Benjamin Kogo?
Benjamin Kogo was Kenyan.
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