Bernard Barmasai (born 6 May 1974 in

Keiyo :''Keiyo may also refer to Keiyo, a district in Kenya, '' Keiyo Line'', a railway line in Japan, or Elgeyo escarpment.'' The Elgeyo (also known as Keiyo) are an ethnic group who are part of the larger Kalenjin ethnic group of Nilotic origin. Th ...

) is an athlete from

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

er. He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on 24 August 1997 in

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. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from

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in 2001. The time survived as a Kenyan Record until July 2011, when Brimin Kipruto ran a new African Record time of 7:53.64. Barmasai won the

Eurocross Eurocross is an annual international cross country running competition which takes place in Diekirch, Luxembourg in February. It is one of the IAAF permit meetings which serve as qualifying events for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. I ...

in 1997,Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (28 February 2009)
Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women)

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. Retrieved 2010-03-01. before going on to win the team gold with Kenya at that year's IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Barmasai suffered from knee injuries and was mostly sidelined in 2002 and 2003. This prompted him to quit steeplechase and switch to marathons.IAAF, 19 November 2003
Barmasai is on the road to further glory
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Achievements

Marathons

*2004 -

Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes. ...

, 15th (marathon debut) *2005 -

Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon, currently branded as TCS Amsterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road running, road race has a IAAF Road Race Label Events, Platinum Label from World Athle ...

, 4th *2006 -

Paris Marathon The Paris Marathon () is an annual marathon (sport), marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in terms of finishers and is typically among the five largest marathons in the world. The marathon begi ...

, 3rd *2006 - Amsterdam Marathon, 2nd

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barmasai, Bernard 1974 births Living people Athletes from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male middle-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics