Simon Koech
Kenyan steeplechase runner
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Simon Kiprop Koech (born 10 June 2003) is a Kenyan track and field athlete. In 2023 and 2025 he won Kenyan Athletics Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase.[1]
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| National team | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 2003 Buret District, Kericho County, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 m Steeplechase: 8:04.19 (Monaco, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Koech won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase behind compatriot Amos Serem who won gold.[2] In May 2023, he surprised five-time champion Benjamin Kigen to win the Kenyan Defence Forces Championship in the 3000m Steeplechase.[3]
In July 2023, Koech won the 3000m Steeplechase at the Kenyan national trials, running 8:22.55 aged just 20 years-old, to finish ahead of Abraham Kibiwott and Leonard Bett.[4]
On 21 July 2023, he made his debut in the Diamond League event in Monaco. He won the 3000m Steeplechase in a time of 8:04.19, a new personal best time.[5][6] The time also met the qualification standard for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.[7]
He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and qualified for the final, in which he finished seventh.[8]
In March 2024, he won bronze in the 3000m steeplechase at the African Games.[9]
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing seventh in the final.[10][11]
He finished third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.[12] He also finished third in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[13] He won the 3000m steeplechase title at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in June 2025.[14]
In September 2025, he competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[15][16]