Masai is from Bugaa village, four kilometres from Kapsokwony town.[1] Born to John Barasa Masai and Leonida Cherop, he is the first born out of ten children.[2] He started running while at Kapsogom Primary School. Later he joined Bishop Okiring Secondary School. At the 2005 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards he won the most promising sportsman category.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final in the 5000 m.
His younger sister, Linet Masai, won the women's 10,000 metres gold at the 2009 World Championships, while he won bronze over the same distance. Other siblings Dennis,[4] Ndiema [1] and Magdaline are also runners.[2] Their father John Barasa Masai is also a former runner,[2] while Ben Jipcho, a legendary athlete, is their distant uncle.[1]
In spite of his low-profile in prior seasons, he gained a place on the Kenyan Olympic team by coming second at the 10,000 m trials at 2012 Prefontaine Classic.[9] Unfortunately, at the Olympics themselves, he could only manage a twelfth-placed finish.[10]
Masai trains with PACE Sports Management.[11] He is married to Doris Changeywo and the couple has a daughter.
He is not to be confused with another Kenyan runner named Moses Masai, known for running marathons and road races in Central Europe.[12]
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^ abc"For track marvels, it runs in the family". Daily Nation. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^The Standard, 21 March 2008: Setting the pace for a successful sporting family. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
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^"Fulfilling favourite roles, Masai and Cheruiyot prevail in Madrid". IAAF. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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^van Hemert, Wim (20 September 2010). . IAAF. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
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April 11, 2024
moses, ndiema, masai, born, june, 1986, kapsogom, mount, elgon, district, kenyan, runner, specializes, metres, medal, recordmen, athleticsrepresenting, kenyaworld, championships2009, berlin, 10000, mmasai, from, bugaa, village, four, kilometres, from, kapsokwo. Moses Ndiema Masai born 1 June 1986 in Kapsogom Mount Elgon District is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 10 000 metres Moses Ndiema Masai Medal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting KenyaWorld Championships2009 Berlin 10000 mMasai is from Bugaa village four kilometres from Kapsokwony town 1 Born to John Barasa Masai and Leonida Cherop he is the first born out of ten children 2 He started running while at Kapsogom Primary School Later he joined Bishop Okiring Secondary School At the 2005 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards he won the most promising sportsman category 3 He won a bronze medal at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final in the 5000 m He ran in the 2008 Summer Olympics and managed to finish in fourth position in the 10 000 metres final narrowly missing out on a medal His younger sister Linet Masai won the women s 10 000 metres gold at the 2009 World Championships while he won bronze over the same distance Other siblings Dennis 4 Ndiema 1 and Magdaline are also runners 2 Their father John Barasa Masai is also a former runner 2 while Ben Jipcho a legendary athlete is their distant uncle 1 Moses Masai won the 2009 New Year s Eve San Silvestre Vallecana race 5 He took the World s Best 10K title at the 2010 race in Puerto Rico scoring a new course record of 27 19 and picking up a bonus for his fast time 6 He signed up for the Dam tot Damloop in September 2010 and was a close runner up to John Mwangangi finishing a second behind his compatriot 7 He made only three appearances in 2011 running at the FBK Games Prefontaine Classic and the World s Best 10K but finished outside the top five on each occasion 8 In spite of his low profile in prior seasons he gained a place on the Kenyan Olympic team by coming second at the 10 000 m trials at 2012 Prefontaine Classic 9 Unfortunately at the Olympics themselves he could only manage a twelfth placed finish 10 Masai trains with PACE Sports Management 11 He is married to Doris Changeywo and the couple has a daughter He is not to be confused with another Kenyan runner named Moses Masai known for running marathons and road races in Central Europe 12 Achievements editKey Course record Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Kenya2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto Italy 10th 10 000 m 29 32 482005 African Junior Championships Rades Tunisia 1st 5 000 m 13 45 151st 10 000 m 28 30 272007 World Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 3rd 5 000 m 13 39 962008 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh Scotland 5th Senior race 12 km 35 021st Team competition 39 pts2009 World Championships Berlin Germany 3rd 10 000 m 26 57 392010 2010 World s Best 10K San Juan Puerto Rico 1st 10 000 m 27 19 0 CR2013 Okpekpe International Road Race Okpekpe Nigeria 1st 10 kilometres 29 39Personal bests edit 1 500 metres 3 42 1 min 2005 3 000 metres 7 44 75 min 2009 5 000 metres 12 50 55 min 2008 10 000 metres 26 49 20 min 2007 References editMoses Ndiema Masai at World Athletics nbsp PACE Sports Management a b c Mt Elgon celebrates Masai s triumph The Standard 20 August 2009 Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 21 August 2009 a b c For track marvels it runs in the family Daily Nation 20 August 2009 Retrieved 21 August 2009 The Standard 21 March 2008 Setting the pace for a successful sporting family Retrieved 29 June 2008 Wonder girl Masai heads to Edinburgh The Standard 23 March 2008 Retrieved 1 March 2010 dead link Fulfilling favourite roles Masai and Cheruiyot prevail in Madrid IAAF 1 January 2010 Retrieved 29 April 2016 Kuehls Dave 1 March 2010 Masai and Cheruiyot take crowns in San Juan IAAF Retrieved 29 April 2016 van Hemert Wim 20 September 2010 Fast ten mile runs for Kibet and Mwangangi in Zaandam IAAF Archived from the original on 23 September 2010 Retrieved 20 September 2010 Moses Masai Tilastopaja Archived from the original on 15 April 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2012 Gains Paul 2 June 2012 Dibaba 30 24 39 and Kiprop 27 01 98 on stunning but wet first night in Eugene Samsung Diamond League IAAF Retrieved 29 April 2016 Moses Masai Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 2 March 2016 Moses Masai PACE Sports Management Archived from the original on 10 February 2012 Retrieved 5 August 2012 IAAF profile for Moses Masai marathon runner IAAF Retrieved 29 June 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moses Ndiema Masai amp oldid 1183999984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
