Bernard Barmasai (born 6 May 1974 in Keiyo) is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.
He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on 24 August 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001. The time survived as a Kenyan Record until July 2011, when Brimin Kipruto ran a new African Record time of 7:53.64.
Barmasai won the Eurocross in 1997,Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (28 February 2009). Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-03-01. before going on to win the team gold with Kenya at that year's IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Barmasai suffered from knee injuries and was mostly sidelined in 2002 and 2003. This prompted him to quit steeplechase and switch to marathons.IAAF, 19 November 2003: Barmasai is on the road to further glory
Achievements Representing 1995All-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe 1st3000 m st1997World Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy 6thLong race 1stTeamWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 3rd3000 m stIAAF Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan 3rd3000 m st1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd3000 m stGoodwill GamesNew York, United States 1st3000 m stAfrican ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal 1st3000 m stIAAF World CupJohannesburg, South Africa 2nd3000 m st1999IAAF Grand Prix FinalMunich, Germany 1st3000 m st2000Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia 4th3000 m st2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 3rd3000 m st
Marathons 2004 - Rotterdam Marathon, 15th (marathon debut) 2005 - Amsterdam Marathon, 4th 2006 - Paris Marathon, 3rd 2006 - Amsterdam Marathon, 2nd
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