Benard Kibet

Benard Kibet Koech (born 25 November 1999) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He holds the world best performance for the 10-mile run with a time of 44:04 set at the Kosa 10-Miler in December 2022.

He was born in Kericho and currently lives and trains in Japan.

He placed 5th in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Personal bests
Source:

Outdoor Road
 * 5000 metres – 13:00.38 (Nobeoka 2023)
 * 10,000 metres – 26:51.09 (Eugene 2024)
 * 5K – 13:21 (Fukuoka 2022)
 * 10 miles – 44:04 (Kosa 2022) WBP, ABP
 * Half marathon – 58:45 (Ras Al Khaimah 2023)