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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold	2000 Sydney	3000m steeplechase

Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born August 2, 1979 in Marakwet, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of only 19 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 even though his winning time of 8 minutes 21.43 seconds was the slowest winning time since the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Reuben was among those Kenyan athletes along with Richard Limo and Bernard Lagat who were heavily criticised for missing the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England choosing instead to chase the dollars on offer in the IAAF Golden League.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, however, he won a bronze medal in the steeplechase race.

[edit] Major achievements

(all 3000 m steeplechase)

• 1998
  • 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships - Annecy, France.
    • gold medal
• 2000
  • 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia.
• 2001
  • 2001 World Championships in Athletics - Edmonton, Canada.
    • gold medal
  • 2001 Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia.
    • silver medal

Olympic champions in men's 3000 m steeplechase

1900 (2500 m): George Orton | 1900 (4000 m): John Rimmer | 1904 (2590 m): Jim Lightbody | 1908 (3200 m): Arthur Russell | 1920: Percy Hodge | 1924: Ville Ritola | 1928: Toivo Loukola | 1932: Volmari Iso-Hollo | 1936: Volmari Iso-Hollo | 1948: Tore Sjöstrand | 1952: Horace Ashenfelter | 1956: Chris Brasher | 1960: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 1964: Gaston Roelants | 1968: Amos Biwott | 1972: Kip Keino | 1976: Anders Gärderud | 1980: Bronisław Malinowski | 1984: Julius Korir | 1988: Julius Kariuki | 1992: Matthew Birir | 1996: Joseph Keter | 2000: Reuben Kosgei | 2004: Ezekiel Kemboi