Benjamin Limo

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Benjamin Kipkoech Limo (born August 23, 1974 in Chepkongony, Uasin Gishu) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He runs every distance from 1500 m to 10,000 m, but mainly competes in 5,000 m, where he has won international medals.

Limo did not train seriously until 1997, and ran his first 5,000 m the next year. His first international medals came in 1999, when he won the 1999 World Cross Country Championships and placed second in the 5,000 m at the World Championships, less than a second behind Salah Hissou. Remindfully, notice that this happened a year after he ran his first 5,000 m. In 2002, Limo finished second at the Commonwealth Games and at the African Championships. In August 2005 he outsprinted Sileshi Sihine to become world champion.

Benjamin Limo has never participated in the Olympic Games, due to the rule which allows only three athletes from each nation to participate. His nation Kenya having an abundance of good middle distance runners, it is extremely difficult to qualify.

Limo was awarded the 2005 Kenyan Sportsman of the Year award^[1].

Benjamin is not related to world champion Richard Limo, but might be distantly related to another Kenyan runner, Felix Limo [1].