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Paul Kipsiele Koech breaks 8min; wins DN-Galan Steeple

Posted August 7th, 2007 at 3:34 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Paul Kipsiele Koech devastated a quality field at the DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden, running a stadium-record time of 7:59.42 minutes in the 3000m steeplechase and winning a diamond in the process. Koech became the first man to break 8 minutes for the steeplechase in 2007 and proved that a gold medal in the steeplechase later this month in Osaka will be a hollow victory without him. Koech, having finished a disappointing 4th in the Kenya national championships this season, failed to qualify for Osaka.

1 Koech Paul Kipsiele KEN 7:59.42
2 Mohamed Mustafa SWE 8:07.83
3 Taher Tareq Mubarak BRN 8:11.24
4 Ezzine Hamid MAR 8:11.50
5 Kipyego Michael KEN 8:11.62

Complete results: [IAAF]