Country Kenya Name Michael Musyoki | College team UTEP Role Olympic athlete | |
Born May 28, 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-05-28 ) Sport Track, Long-distance running Event(s) 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon Personal best(s) 3000 metres: 7:46.4
5000 metres: 13:24.89
10,000 metres: 27:41.92
Marathon: 2:10:30 Olympic medals Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres | ||
Michael Musyoki (born May 28, 1956), also known by his nickname "Mike", is a retired long-distance runner from Kenya who won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Collegiate
Musyoki was recruited by University of Texas at El Paso, a school which was building a star-studded team of distance-runners in the late 1970s. Suleiman Nyambui and Musyoki were UTEP's two premier foreign distance-runner recruits at the time, and both of them finished in first and second place respectively in the 10,000 metre race at the 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships.
Post-collegiate
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games he was silver medalist behind his famous compatriot Henry Rono. At the 1978 All-Africa Games, Musyoki was also 5000 meters silver medalist. In 1982 he broke the half marathon world record by running 61:36 in Philadelphia. He was also an active road racer and won "Road Racer of the Year" award in 1983 by Running Times.