# Benjamin Maiyo

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{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
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{{MedalSport  | Men's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry| {{KEN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[African Championships](/source/African_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2002 Radès](/source/2002_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[10,000 m](/source/2002_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_10%2C000_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Goodwill Games](/source/Goodwill_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver |[2001 Brisbane](/source/2001_Goodwill_Games)|[10,000 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2001_Goodwill_Games)}}
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'''Benjamin Maiyo''' (born 6 October 1978) is a Kenyan [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner) who competes in the [marathon](/source/marathon).

He began his career as a [track](/source/track_and_field) specialist in the [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) and [10,000 metres](/source/10%2C000_metres). He ran in the 10,000&nbsp;m final at the [1999 World Championships in Athletics](/source/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](/source/Athletissima) meeting in 2000 and ran his 10,000&nbsp;m best of 27:07.55 minutes in [Palo Alto, California](/source/Palo_Alto%2C_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](/source/silver_medal) behind [Assefa Mezgebu](/source/Assefa_Mezgebu) at the [2001 Goodwill Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2001_Goodwill_Games) and was the [bronze medal](/source/bronze_medal)list at the [2002 African Championships in Athletics](/source/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](/source/road_running) in 2004: he won the [Bay to Breakers](/source/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](/source/Association_of_Road_Racing_Statisticians) (2010-05-18). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref> and made his debut in the [marathon](/source/marathon) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago_Marathon), finishing ninth overall. He was the runner-up twice in 2005, coming second at the [Los Angeles Marathon](/source/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](/source/Felix_Limo) and [Haile Gebrselassie](/source/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](/source/IAAF) (2010-01-12). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.</ref> Maiyo was runner-up for a third consecutive time at the 2006 [Boston Marathon](/source/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](/source/Amsterdam_Marathon) and [Frankfurt Marathon](/source/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](/source/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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Category:Living people
Category:1978 births
Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners
Category:Kenyan men marathon runners
Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners
Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen

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