Benard Keter

Birth dateMay 25, 1992

BirthplaceMolo, Kenya

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Benard Kiplangat Keter is a American track and field athlete. Hailing from Molo, Kenya, Benard represents the strong athletic tradition of the region.

Benard's career has been marked by participation in various competitions. As a representative of American athletics, Benard has competed against top athletes from around the world. The dedication required to compete at this level reflects years of training and personal sacrifice.

Benard continues to be an active competitor in track and field. Their participation in American athletics programs helps to strengthen the competitive depth of the nation's athletic tradition. With ongoing training and competition experience, Benard works to improve performance and achieve new personal milestones in the sport.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

8:16.11

#246 all-time

5000 Metres Short Track

13:21.28

2026 season best

8:22.91

Jul 11, 2026 · Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)

2026 season best

Last competition

USA Championships

Jul 23, 2026 · DNF

USA Championships

Age

34 years old

As of Sep 13, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:16.11 (#246 all-time), 5000 Metres Short Track 13:21.28, 2026 season best 8:22.91 (Jul 11, 2026, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)) · Last competition: USA Championships, Jul 23, 2026, DNF · 34 years old

Personal bests

1:56.99

3:51.46

4:06.56

8:12.59

13:21.28

29:34.75

1:09:08

8:16.11

14:11

8:12.59

49:04

2:31.53

2:31.53

4:06.88

13:21.28

9:53.79

1:25.19

1:25.19

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	3000mSt	8:22.91	-	Jul 11, 2026	↑	Sunset Tour, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2026	5000m	13:26.24	-	Apr 17, 2026	↑	Bryan Clay Invitational
2026	5000m-short-track	13:34.06	-	Feb 14, 2026	↑	Sound Invite, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (i) - Invitational Events
2026	5Kilometre	14:11	-	May 2, 2026	-	USA 5 km Road Running Championships
2026	4MilesRoad	18:05	-	Jun 6, 2026	-	USA 4 Mile Road Running Championships, Peoria, IL
2025	3000mSt	8:16.11	-	Aug 22, 2025	↑	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
2025	CrossCount	29:43	-	Jan 11, 2025	↑	USA Cross Country Championships, Lubbock, TX - XC 10.0km
2024	3000mSt	8:24.86	-	Apr 11, 2024	↑	Bryan Clay Invitational
2024	5000m	13:26.16	-	Feb 10, 2024	↑	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2024	5000m-short-track	13:26.16	-	Feb 10, 2024	↑	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2024	CrossCount	30:37	-	Jan 20, 2024	↑	USA Cross Country Championships, Pole Green Park, Richmond, VA - XC 10.0km
2023	3000mSt	8:17.19	-	Jul 8, 2023	↑	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2023	CrossCount	29:29	-	Jan 21, 2023	↑	USA Cross Country Championships, Pole Green Park, Richmond, VA - XC 10.0km
2022	3000mSt	8:19.16	-	Jun 25, 2022	↑	Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2022	5000m	13:21.28	-	Feb 12, 2022	↑	Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2022	5000m-short-track	13:21.28	-	Feb 12, 2022	↑	Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2022	CrossCount	30:49	-	Jan 8, 2022	↑	USA Cross Country Championships, San Diego, CA - XC 10.0km
2021	3000m-short-track	8:13.54	-	Mar 4, 2021	↑	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2021	3000m	8:13.54	-	Mar 4, 2021	↑	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2021	3000mSt	8:17.31	-	Jul 30, 2021	↑	The XXXII Olympic Games
2021	5000m-short-track	13:56.62	-	Mar 4, 2021	↑	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2021	5000m	13:56.62	-	Mar 4, 2021	↑	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2019	3000mSt	8:29.94	-	Jun 9, 2019	↑	Portland, OR (USA)
2019	10MilesRoa	49:04	-	Oct 13, 2019	-	Army Ten-Miler
2017	1000m-short-track	2:31.53	-	Jan 13, 2017	-	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2017	1000m	2:31.53	-	Jan 13, 2017	-	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2017	1500m	3:54.00	-	Apr 28, 2017	↑	Lubbock, TX (USA)
2017	mile-short-track	4:12.66	-	Jan 21, 2017	↑	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2017	Mile	4:12.66	-	Jan 21, 2017	↑	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2017	3000m-short-track	8:13.13	-	Jan 28, 2017	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2017	3000m	8:13.13	-	Jan 28, 2017	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2017	3000mSt	8:34.27	-	Jun 9, 2017	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2017	5000m	14:11.75	-	May 14, 2017	↑	Lawrence, KS (USA)
2016	800m	1:58.80	-	Mar 18, 2016	↓	Fort Worth, TX (USA)
2016	1500m	3:51.46	-	Mar 24, 2016	↑	Lubbock, TX (USA)
2016	Mile	4:06.56	-	Apr 2, 2016	↑	Austin, TX (USA)
2016	mile-short-track	4:06.88	-	Jan 23, 2016	↑	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2016	3000m	8:13.04	-	Feb 13, 2016	↑	Nashville, TN (USA) (i)
2016	3000m-short-track	8:28.01	-	Jan 30, 2016	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2016	3000mSt	8:33.75	-	Jun 8, 2016	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2016	DistanceMe	9:53.79	-	Apr 30, 2016	-	Des Moines, IA (USA)
2016	5000m	13:58.80	-	Apr 28, 2016	↑	Des Moines, IA (USA)
2016	10000m	30:57.10	-	May 13, 2016	↓	Fort Worth, TX (USA)
2015	800m	1:56.99	-	Apr 11, 2015	↓	Canyon, TX (USA)
2015	1500m	3:52.06	-	Apr 4, 2015	↑	Lubbock, TX (USA)
2015	3000m	8:28.46	-	Feb 20, 2015	↑	Lubbock, TX (USA) (i)
2015	3000mSt	8:47.60	-	Mar 26, 2015	↑	Austin, TX (USA)
2015	5000m	13:37.00	-	Mar 7, 2015	↑	Geneva, OH (USA) (i)
2015	10000m	29:34.75	-	Apr 23, 2015	↓	Des Moines, IA (USA)
2014	600m-short-track	1:25.19	-	Jan 18, 2014	-	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2014	600m	1:25.19	-	Jan 18, 2014	-	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2014	800m	1:58.64	-	Apr 5, 2014	↓	Emporia, KS (USA)
2014	1500m	3:58.44	-	Apr 5, 2014	↑	Emporia, KS (USA)
2014	mile-short-track	4:15.62	-	Mar 8, 2014	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	Mile	4:15.62	-	Mar 8, 2014	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	3000m-short-track	8:12.59	-	Feb 8, 2014	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2014	3000m	8:12.59	-	Feb 8, 2014	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2014	3000mSt	9:06.27	-	May 16, 2014	↑	Mesa, AZ (USA)
2014	5000m-short-track	14:25.84	-	Feb 7, 2014	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2014	5000m	14:25.84	-	Feb 7, 2014	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2013	3000m	8:45.37	-	Dec 7, 2013	↑	Lawrence, KS (USA) (i)
2013	3000m-short-track	8:45.37	-	Dec 7, 2013	↑	Lawrence, KS (USA) (i)
2013	Semi	1:09:08	-	Nov 16, 2013	-	Dallas, TX (USA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	DNF	-	Jul 23	USA Championships
3000mSt	8:23.65	-	Jul 23	USA Championships
3000mSt	8:22.91	-	Jul 11	Sunset Tour, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
3000mSt	8:32.90	-	Jun 21	Portland Track Festival
4MilesRoad	18:05	-	Jun 6	USA 4 Mile Road Running Championships, Peoria, IL
3000mSt	8:31.16	-	May 23	LA Track Festival
5Kilometre	14:11	-	May 2	USA 5 km Road Running Championships
5000m	13:26.24	-	Apr 17	Bryan Clay Invitational
5000m-short-track	13:34.06	-	Feb 14	Sound Invite, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (i) - Invitational Events

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:16.11	-	Aug 22	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	8:29.00	-	Aug 3	USA Championships
3000mSt	8:22.58	-	Aug 3	USA Championships
3000mSt	8:29.00	-	Aug 2	USA Championships
3000mSt	8:22.58	-	Jul 31	USA Championships
3000mSt	8:28.72	-	Jul 12	Sunset Tour
3000mSt	8:53.15	-	Jun 14	Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR
3000mSt	8:34.92	-	May 24	Track Fest
3000mSt	8:37.31	-	Apr 16	Bryan Clay Invitational
CrossCount	29:43	-	Jan 11	USA Cross Country Championships, Lubbock, TX - XC 10.0km

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:32.82	-	Jun 23	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
3000mSt	8:27.10	-	Jun 21	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
3000mSt	8:32.82	-	Jun 21	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
3000mSt	8:27.25	-	Jun 8	Portland Track Festival - High Performance, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
3000mSt	8:30.19	-	May 18	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
3000mSt	8:30.19	-	May 17	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
3000mSt	8:24.86	-	Apr 12	Bryan Clay Invitational
3000mSt	8:24.86	-	Apr 11	Bryan Clay Invitational
5000m-short-track	13:26.16	-	Feb 10	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
5000m-short-track	13:26.16	-	Feb 9	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
CrossCount	30:37	-	Jan 20	USA Cross Country Championships, Pole Green Park, Richmond, VA - XC 10.0km

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:24.20	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
3000mSt	8:24.20	-	Aug 19	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
3000mSt	8:29.61	-	Jul 21	Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	8:29.18	-	Jul 9	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:17.19	-	Jul 9	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:17.19	-	Jul 8	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:29.18	-	Jul 6	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:22.97	-	Jun 4	Portland Track Festival - High Performance, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR - Invitational Events
3000mSt	8:22.97	-	Jun 3	Portland Track Festival - High Performance, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR - Invitational Events
3000mSt	8:30.77	-	May 19	Track Night NYC, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY
3000mSt	8:30.55	-	May 6	Track Festival, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA
CrossCount	29:29	-	Jan 21	USA Cross Country Championships, Pole Green Park, Richmond, VA - XC 10.0km

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:21.94	-	Jul 15	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:19.16	-	Jun 26	Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:28.92	-	Jun 26	Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:19.16	-	Jun 25	Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:28.92	-	Jun 23	Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:24.88	-	Jun 11	Portland Track Festival
3000mSt	8:24.88	-	Jun 10	Portland Track Festival
3000mSt	8:30.86	-	May 19	USATF Distance Classic

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Benard Keter's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Benard Keter's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:16.11, set on Aug 22, 2025 in Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL), #246 on the all-time list.

Which events does Benard Keter compete in?

Benard Keter competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 Metres Short Track.

How did Benard Keter perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 8:22.91, set on Jul 11, 2026 in Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA). Last competition: USA Championships on Jul 23, 2026, DNF.

Benard Keter

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

Honours

Frequently asked questions