Josephat Machuka

Josephat Machuka (born December 12, 1973) is a runner from Kenya. He won IAAF World Cross Country Championships junior bronze medal in 1992 and 1993. In the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships he was 10th and was part of the Kenyan team that won team gold.

At the 1992 World Junior Championships he competed in the 10000 metres but hit the eventual winner Haile Gebreselassie during the final sprint and was disqualified. [BBC Sports, May 28, 2004: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/3757997.stm Olympic countdown: 73 days] ] [ YouTube video: 1992 World Junior Championships [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6SXCQ7ba-U 10000m final sprint] Machuka hit Haile]

He competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, finishing fifth in the men's 10000 metres race, won by Haile Gebreselassie [ [http://www.athletissimo.net/resultats/1996/index.htm Athletissimo.net] ] .

He was also fifth in the 1995 World Championships 10000 metres race [ [http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1995/Men_10000m.html Todor66.com] ] .

Machuka was also successful road runner. He won the Bloomsday Run in 1994 and 1995 [ [http://www.bloomsdayrun.org/ResultsHistory.htm Bloomsday Run - Results History] ] . Machuka won the Steamboat Classic 4-mile race in 1995 [ [http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/steamboatclassic/2002steamboatmen.html 2002 Steamboat Classic Men's 4-mile results] ] . He won the Zevenheuvelenloop 15 kilometres race twice, in 1995 and 1996.

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