Abraham Chebii

Abraham Kosgei Chebii (born 23 December 1979 in Kaptabuk, Marakwet District) is a former Kenyan runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 12:52.99 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Oslo.

Career

He represented Kenya at the 2004 Athens Olympics and reached the final but failed to finish the race. Chebii won the individual and team silver medals in the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He has won a number of races on the athletics circuit including the Cross Internacional de Itálica in 2002 and the Great Ireland Run in 2007 and 2008.^[1] He gained selection for the 5000 m at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final and came in ninth place.

He won the Discovery Kenya Half Marathon in Eldoret in January 2011, beating the runner-up Vincent Kipruto by a small margin of eleven seconds.^[2] His next outing came at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon and he came third, achieving a personal best of 1:00:07 on the flat course.^[3]

He graduated from Marakwet High School in 1997. He was spotted by Moses Kiptanui whose team Chebii joined.

He belongs to Kimbia Athletics team and is managed by Tom Ratcliffe and coached by Dieter Hogen. Chebii belongs to Marakwet, a tribe of Kalenjin people. He lives now in Eldoret, Kenya. He is married and with two children (as of 2006).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Kenya
2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	5th	Short race
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	1st	3000 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	4th	5000 m
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	3000 m
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	DNF	5000 m
2004	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	9th	3000 m
2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	2nd	Short race
2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	2nd	Team
2009	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	9th	5000 m

References

^ Race History Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
^ Macharia, David (2011-01-31). Chebii impresses at Eldoret Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-31.
^ Viola, Elena (2011-02-27). Beyu and Incerti win at Roma Ostia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.

External links

Abraham Chebii at World Athletics
Pace Sports Management
IAAF, September 15, 2004: Focus on Africa - Abraham Kosgei Chebii (KEN)

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[1] Race History Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.

[2] Macharia, David (2011-01-31). Chebii impresses at Eldoret Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-31.

[3] Viola, Elena (2011-02-27). Beyu and Incerti win at Roma Ostia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.

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