Josphat Bett Kipkoech

{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}

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| nationality = Kenyan

| sport = Running

| event = Long distances

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|06|12}}

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| pb = 10000m: 26:48.99 (Eugene 2011)

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{{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country |{{KEN}} }}

{{Medal|Competition|African Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Marrakech| 10000 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Junior Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2008 Bydgoszcz|10000 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2014 Glasgow| 10,000 m}}

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Josphat Bett Kipkoech (born 12 June 1990) is a Kenyan long distance runner.

He won a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, setting a new championship record of 27:30.85 in the process.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/WJC08/news/kind=100/newsid=45886.html|title=IAAF: News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2018-04-30}} He is the middle of three brothers who are all athletes, Emmanuel Bett and David Kiprotich Bett.{{Cite web|url=https://runafricadotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/worldclass-athlete-josphat-bett/|title=Worldclass Athlete: Josphat BETT|date=3 February 2012}}

Personal records

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10,000 m

|26:48.99

|3 June 2011

|Eugene, Oregon

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