Justus Soget
Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner
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Justus Soget (born 22 October 1999) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. He was the bronze medalist at the 2018 World U20 Championships in the men's 1500 metres.
 Soget at the 2018 World U20 Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Nakuru, Kenya[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Events | 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 10,000 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Barnabas Kitili[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Soget grew up in Nakuru, Kenya where he attended Kirobon High School.[2] Soget was a star prep athlete in Kenya, finishing second representing his high school at the Rift Valley Secondary Schools Sports Association National Games.[3] While in high school his roommate was Bethwell Birgen, World Indoor 3000 m bronze medalist for Kenya.[2]
At the 2018 World U20 Championships in the men's 1500 metres, Soget finished 3rd, only losing to countryman George Manangoi and future Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[4]
At the 2022 Hokuren Distance Challenge organized by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Soget won the men's 5000 m despite being employed as a pacemaker. He won in a time of 13:12.90, under the 2022 World Athletics Championships qualification standard.[5]
Soget's father is Christopher Soget, who was part of the gold medal-winning Kenyan team at the 1999 World Cross Country Championships U20 race.[6]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 1500 metres | 3:32.97 A | Kenyan Athletics Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 24 June 2017 |
| 10,000 metres | 27:30.31 | Nippon Sport Science University Long Distance Competition | Yokohama, Japan | 4 June 2022 |
