{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{MedalTableTop|image=Ben Maiyo Dublin Marathon 2011.jpg}} {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry| {{KEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2002 Radès|10,000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|Goodwill Games}} {{MedalSilver |2001 Brisbane|10,000 m}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Benjamin Maiyo''' (born 6 October 1978) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

He began his career as a track specialist in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He ran in the 10,000&nbsp;m final at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and finished in seventh place. He achieved his 5000&nbsp;m best of 13:02.28 minutes at the Athletissima meeting in 2000 and ran his 10,000&nbsp;m best of 27:07.55 minutes in Palo Alto, California the following year.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=0/athcode=136052/index.html Maiyo Benjamin]. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref> In the longer event, he won a silver medal behind Assefa Mezgebu at the 2001 Goodwill Games and was the bronze medallist at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/gg.htm Goodwill Games]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm African Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref>

He switched to road running in 2004: he won the Bay to Breakers 12&nbsp;km race,<ref>[https://www.arrs.run/HP_BtB12.htm Bay to Breakers 12 km]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2010-05-18). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref> and made his debut in the marathon in Chicago, finishing ninth overall. He was the runner-up twice in 2005, coming second at the Los Angeles Marathon and then at the Chicago Marathon. In the latter race he ran his personal best time of 2:07:09 hours, which was the third fastest time that year behind Chicago winner Felix Limo and Haile Gebrselassie.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2005/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=MAR/detail.html Marathon 2005]. IAAF (2010-01-12). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref> Maiyo was runner-up for a third consecutive time at the 2006 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:08:21. He ran in Boston and Chicago in 2007, reaching the top six at both, and was among the top eight runners at the Amsterdam Marathon and Frankfurt Marathon in 2008.<ref name=MI>[http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/kenya/maiyo_ben.htm Maiyo Benjamin]. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref>

He is coached by Dieter Hogen and is part of the KIMbia Athletics stable of runners.<ref>[http://www.kimbia.net/athletes/maiyo/ Ben Maiyo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721145501/http://www.kimbia.net/athletes/maiyo/ |date=July 21, 2011 }}. KIMbia Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref>

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