Phanuel Koech
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 1 December 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800m, 1500m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:46.93 (Nairobi, 2024) 1500m: 3:27.72 (Paris, 2025) WU20R |
Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (born 1 December 2006) is Kenyan middle-distance runner. In June 2025, as an 18-year-old he ran a world U20 record of 3:27.72 for the 1500 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]He won the Boys Under-18 title during the World Schools Cross Country Championships at the Ngong Race Course on May 12, 2024.[2][3]
He ran a 800 metres personal best of 1:46.77 at the Kenyan U20 trials in Nairobi in June 2024.[4] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 800 metres in Lima, Peru, placing fifth in the final.[5][6] He finished third behind race winner Emmanuel Wanyonyi at the Athletics Kenya 2km cross country race in Itten in November 2024.[7]
In June 2025, he ran a personal best of 3:32.26 for the 1500 metres at the Lucca International Meeting, a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event, in Italy.[8] He competed over 1500 metres at the 2025 Meeting de Paris, running a world under-20 record time of 3:27.72.[9][10][11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Rising Star Koech targets 1500m glory at the Kip Keino Classic". 15 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan junior stars steal the show at Ngong course". Nation.Africa. May 13, 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "National Trials For World Athletics Under 20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships: Kenyan stars ready to conquer in Peru". tv47.digital. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Cheruiyot, Bernard (November 2, 2024). "Olympic Champion Wanyonyi wins AK Cross Country in Iten". Citizen.digital. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Zhang throws world U20 hammer record in Fränkisch-Crumbach". World Athletics. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (20 June 2025). "Azeddine Habz & Phanuel Koech (Who?) Run 3:27: Paris Diamond League Thoughts". Lets Run. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Diamond League Paris 2025: Azeddine Habz delights at home as Olympic champions shine". Olympics.com. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Adams, Tim (20 June 2025). "GEORGE MILLS: "I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TODAY IN ALL HONESTY"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Mills runs second fastest British 1500 metres time in Paris". BBC Sport. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Habz, Benjamin, Paulino and Stark storm to meeting records in Paris". World Athletics. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.