Bedan Karoki Muchiri

Bedan Karoki
Karoki at the 2015 Copenhagen Half Marathon
Personal information
Full nameBedan Karoki Muchiri
Nationality Kenya
Born (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 34)
Nyandarua
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)10,000 metres, half marathon, cross country
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 m: 13:15.25 (Kitami 2014)
10,000 m: 26:52.12 (London 2017)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo 10,000 m
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Guiyang Senior race
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cardiff Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Cardiff Individual

Bedan Karoki Muchiri (born 21 August 1990) is a Kenyan professional long distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running disciplines. He represented Kenya at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

He was a silver medallist at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and also in the 10,000 m at the 2011 All-Africa Games. His half marathon best of 58:42 minutes ranks him in the all-time top ten for the distance.