Augustine Kiprono Choge
Augustine Kiprono Choge (born 21 January 1987) is a Kenyan middle distance and long distance runner.
Augustine Choge | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing Kenya | ||
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| 2012 Istanbul | 3000 m | |
| 2016 Portland | 3000 m | |
| World Indoor Tour | ||
| Winner | 2016 | 3000 m |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2004 Grosseto | 5000 m | |
| World Youth Championships | ||
| 2003 Sherbrooke | 3000 m | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 2006 Melbourne | 5000 m | |
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
| 2005 Saint-Galmier | Junior race | |
He won world youth and junior titles on the track in 2003 and 2004, eventually going on to set a world junior record for the 3000 metres in 2005. In his final year as a junior he won the World Cross Country Junior title.
He claimed the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but began to focus more on the 1500 metres from then on. He reached the 1500 m finals at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Choge broke the long-standing 4×1500 metres relay world record with a Kenyan team of runners in September 2009.
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