Benjamin Kogo

Benjamin Kogo ( born 1945 in Nandi District) is a former Kenyan athlete. It was 1968 Olympic silver medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Kogo won in 1964, the East Africa Cup in the obstacle course. At the Olympic Games in 1964, he left in the flow. In 1965, he won the title at the first Africa games. In the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica, he finished second in 8:32,81 minutes in third place behind the New Zealander Peter Welsh and the Australian Kerry O'Brien. 1967 Kogo won again at the East championship, this year he presented with 8:31,6 minutes his personal best. In 1968 Kogo for the third time in the East Championship. The usual height Kenyans were at the Olympic Games 1968 in the amount of Mexico City on the middle and long distance events to favorites, over 3000 meter steeplechase Benjamin Kogo was considered the strongest man. In the run- only he and his compatriot Amos Biwott remained under nine minutes. In the final, led Kogo and the defending champion Gaston Roelants on the field, Roelants fell back in the final round, while Kogo sprinted with the Americans George Young and Kerry O'Brien for the win, the three runners reached in this order, the target but Biwott overtook on the last half lap almost the entire field and won clearly against Kogo. Two years later, Kogo finished at the British Commonwealth Games in 1970 in Edinburgh again in sixth place. At a height of 1.75 m his competition weight was 64 kg.