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 finished in first and second place respectively in the 10,000 metre race at the 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships.[2]
Post-collegiate
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games Musyoki was the silver medalist behind compatriot Henry Rono. At the 1978 All-Africa Games, Musyoki was the silver medalist in both the 5000m and 10000m. 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 given by Running Times.
Musyoki won bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing third in an extremely close finish. Musyoki was only 0.24 seconds behind silver medalist Mike McLeod of Great Britain and just four-hundredths of a second in front of Salvatore Antibo of Italy.
References
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^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) PDF: 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - May 29-June 2, 1979 - Page 18
michael, musyoki, born, 1956, retired, long, distance, runner, from, kenya, bronze, medal, metres, 1984, summer, olympics, personal, informationborn, 1956, 1956, sportcountry, kenyasporttrack, long, distance, runningevent, 3000, metres, 5000, metres, metres, m. Michael Musyoki born May 28 1956 is a retired long distance runner from Kenya He won the bronze medal in 10 000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics Michael MusyokiPersonal informationBorn 1956 05 28 May 28 1956 age 66 SportCountry KenyaSportTrack Long distance runningEvent s 3000 metres 5000 metres 10 000 metres MarathonCollege teamUTEPAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 3000 metres 7 46 4 1 5000 metres 13 24 89 1 10 000 metres 27 41 92 1 Marathon 2 10 30 1 Medal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting KenyaOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles 10 000 mAll Africa Games1978 Algiers 5 000 metres1978 Algiers 10 000 metres Contents 1 Running career 1 1 Collegiate 1 2 Post collegiate 2 ReferencesRunning career EditCollegiate Edit 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 finished in first and second place respectively in the 10 000 metre race at the 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships 2 Post collegiate Edit At the 1978 Commonwealth Games Musyoki was the silver medalist behind compatriot Henry Rono At the 1978 All Africa Games Musyoki was the silver medalist in both the 5000m and 10000m 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 given by Running Times Musyoki won bronze in the 10 000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics finishing third in an extremely close finish Musyoki was only 0 24 seconds behind silver medalist Mike McLeod of Great Britain and just four hundredths of a second in front of Salvatore Antibo of Italy References Edit a b c d All Athletics Profile of Michael Musyoki Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2013 10 19 Retrieved 2013 10 18 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link PDF 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 29 June 2 1979 Page 18 Sporting positionsPreceded by Herb Lindsay Men s Half Marathon Best Year Performance1982 Succeeded by Paul CummingsPreceded by Mark Curp Men s Half Marathon Best Year Performance1986 Succeeded by Matthew Temane Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Musyoki amp oldid 1090733698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
