Bernard Barmasai

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Bernard Barmasai (b. May 6, 1974 in Keiyo) is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.

He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1995	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st	3000m st
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	6th	Long race
	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	1st	Team
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	3000m st
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	3000m st
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	3000m st
	Goodwill Games	New York, United States	1st	3000m st
	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	3000m st
	IAAF World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	3000m st
1999	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Munich, Germany	1st	3000m st
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	4th	3000m st