Sosthenes Bitok (born March 23, 1957) is a retired
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
Within endurance running comes two d ...
from
Kenya
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, who represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the
1984 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles, California
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. There he finished in sixth place, clocking 28:09.01 in the final.
Running career
Bitok ran for
University of Richmond
The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...
on scholarship. In 1980, he set the 1500-meter record for the Colonial Relays (hosted by
College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William II ...
) at 3:40.3. He was the 1600-meter anchor of Richmond's Distance Medley Relay team which participated at the 1982 Penn Relays, and ran his 1600 split in 3:55.8, only 0.7 seconds behind the winning anchor
John Gregorek.
Litsky, Frank. The New York Times: ''Georgetown Ends Villanova's Streak'' - April 24, 1982
References
External links
Year Ranking
1957 births
Living people
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Kenya
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