Bernard Barmasai

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Bronze 1997 Athens 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze 2001 Edmonton 3000 m steeplechase

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.

Barmasai suffered from knee injuries and was mostly sidelined in 2002 and 2003. This prompted him to quit steeplechase and switch to marathons [1].

[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
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 3000m st

[edit] Marathons

[edit] References

IAAF profile for Bernard Barmasai

  1. ^ IAAF, November 19, 2003: Barmasai is on the road to further glory


Records
Preceded by
Flag of Kenya Wilson Boit Kipketer
Men's Steeplechase World Record Holder
August 24, 1997August 24, 2001
Succeeded by
Flag of Morocco Brahim Boulami
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Kenya John Kosgei
Men's 3.000m Steeple Best Year Performance
19972000
Succeeded by
Flag of Morocco Brahim Boulami