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Benard Keter

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 5/25/1992
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Kapkatet, Kenya
  • High School: Tengecha Boys High School
  • College: Texas Tech University

Athlete Info

  • Event: Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Scott Simmons
  • Agent: N/A
  • Club: U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, 11th (3000mSC)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2021 Portland Track Festival, silver (300mSC)
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (3000mSC)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, fourth (3000mSC)
  • 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, sixth (3000mSC)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 10th (3000mSC)

Personal

Son of Grace Sang…Member of the U.S. Army WCAP program…2016 NCAA Second Team in 3,000m steeplechase…brother, Tareq Mubarak Taher, ran for Bahrain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished 11th in the steeplechase…Dogecoin Ambassador

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