Josphat Kiprono Menjo

A silver medal in the event at the 2007 All-Africa Games was followed by an eighth-place finish on the global stage, running in the 10,000 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.

He returned to the continental stage with another fifth place at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics and he continued his road success in Spain with consecutive wins at the Cursa de Bombers in 2008 and 2009.

[1] At Moi Airbase, he worked with world-class runners Paul Tergat and Wilson Boit Kipketer and, despite his disinterest in sport as a child, the two convinced Menjo to try his hand at running.

The 2010 season marked a significant improvement in Menjo's performances, as he set a number of career bests in events ranging from 1500 metres to the half marathon.

[6] He began by winning his third Cursa de Bombers race in Barcelona clocking 27:04, just three seconds slower than the world record held by compatriot Micah Kogo.

[12] He continued his success in Finland with a win in the Tilastopaja Cup at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium, recording a personal best and world-leading time of 26:56.74.

[13] With a highly successful track season behind him, he entered the Portugal Half Marathon in Lisbon and set a personal best of 1:01:42 to take second place behind road specialist Tadese Tola.