Michael Musyoki

Michael Musyoki

Personal information
Born	May 28, 1956
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon
College team	UTEP
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 metres: 7:46.4[1] 5000 metres: 13:24.89[1] 10,000 metres: 27:41.92[1] Marathon: 2:10:30[1]
Medal record Michael Musyoki Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Kenya Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 10,000 m All-Africa Games 1978 Algiers 5,000 metres 1978 Algiers 10,000 metres Michael Musyoki (born May 28, 1956), also known by his nickname "Mike", is a retired long-distance runner from Kenya who won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Running career Collegiate Musyoki was recruited by University of Texas at El Paso, a school which was building a star-studded team of distance-runners in the late 1970s. Suleiman Nyambui and Musyoki were UTEP's two premier foreign distance-runner recruits at the time, and both of them finished in first and second place respectively in the 10,000 metre race at the 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships.[2] Post-collegiate At the 1978 Commonwealth Games he was silver medalist behind his famous compatriot Henry Rono. At the 1978 All-Africa Games, Musyoki was also 5000 meters silver medalist. In 1982 he broke the half marathon world record by running 61:36 in Philadelphia. He was also an active road racer and won "Road Racer of the Year" award in 1983 by Running Times. References All-Athletics. "Profile of Michael Musyoki". PDF: 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - May 29-June 2, 1979 - Page 18