Leonard Kirwa Kosencha
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:43.40 (Monaco 2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (born 21 August 1994) is a Kenyan middle distance runner.
He won a gold medal at the 800 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[2][3] By running 1:44.08 at these Championships, he also broke Belal Mansoor Ali's old world youth best of 1:44.34, which had stood since June 17, 2005. Ethiopia's Mohammed Aman broke Kosencha's short-standing world youth best that September.[4] He won the silver medal at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games that season.
He began the 2012 season well as he was runner-up to Mohammed Aman at the Colorful Daegu Meeting, then won the first 2012 IAAF Diamond League race in Shanghai.[5]
Personal records
| Event | Performance | Date | Venue |
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| 800 m | 1:43.40 s | 20 July 2012 | Monaco |
References
- ↑ Tilastopaja profile for Leonard Kosencha
- ↑ "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth record in 800m". Universal Sports. 9 July 2011.
- ↑ "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best". IAAF. 9 July 2011.
- ↑ "David Rudisha suffers rare loss in Rieti". Universal Sports. 9 July 2011.
- ↑ Johnson, Len (2012-05-19). Liu Xiang and G. Dibaba the standouts in rainy Shanghai – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.
External links
- Leonard Kirwa Kosencha profile at IAAF
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Preceded by Belal Mansoor Ali |
Boys' World Youth Best Holder, 800 metres 9 July 2011 – 10 September 2011 |
Succeeded by Mohammed Aman |
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