Richard "Rich" Kenah (born August 4, 1970 in

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair is a Township (New Jersey), township in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse ...

) is a former US middle-distance runner who won bronze medals over 800 metres at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and at the

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in Athens. After placing second in the Olympic 800m Trials, Kenah ran in the

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in Sydney, placing 6th in his 800-meter heat.

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Personal life

Kenah attended Immaculate Conception High School in

.Rich Kenah

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. Accessed January 21, 2008. He graduated from

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with a degree in International Marketing in 1992. He is now married to fellow runner Cheri Goddard-Kenah and resides in Atlanta, GA. Since 2014, Kenah has served as the Executive Director at the

Atlanta Track Club Atlanta Track Club is a non-profit, running organization for the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia, United States. It supports youth and adult running at all levels and hosts an elite team. The club created the AJC Peachtree Road Race. At ...

, the second largest running organization in the country. The organization hosts over 30 events per year, including the world largest 10k, the AJC Peachtree Road Race. Kenah has helped to grow the Atlanta Track Club Elite Team, a professional running group coached by ex-professional runners Andrew and Amy Begley. Kenah was formerly the marketing director at Global Athletics & Marketing, a boutique sports marketing firm managing top Olympic stars including

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Meseret Defar Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions includ ...

and

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* * * 1970 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair, New Jersey) alumni McDonough School of Business alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Montclair, New Jersey Track and field athletes from New Jersey World Athletics Championships medalists United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) Georgetown Hoyas men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub