Augustine Choge

Augustine Kiprono Choge (born 21 January 1987) is a Kenyan long distance runner.

Choge was born in 1987 to a family of small-scale famers at Kipsigak, near Kapsabet in the Nandi District of Rift Valley Province, Kenya.

He won national secondary schools 10,000 metres in 2002. At the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he finished fourth in the Junior race and won gold medal as a part of the junior team. He competed at the 2003 East African Youth Championships in May in Addis Ababa and won three gold medals, in 800, 1500 and 3000 metres. At the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics he won the 3000 metres race.

He graduated from Kabikwen Secondary School in 2004. At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics he won 5000 metres race. At the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final he was third in 5000 metres. At the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he won the junior race and junior team race. At the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final he finished third in 3000 metres.

On 20 March 2006, he won the men's 5000 metres event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games with a time of 12 minutes, 56.41 seconds. [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18542403%255E2862,00.html]

He is managed by James Templeton and coached by Colm O’Connell.

External links

* [http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=28866.html IAAF - Focus on Athlets - Augustine Choge]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/commonwealthgames/2006/default.htm Australian Broadcasting Corporation website for 2006 Commonwealth Games]