Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (born 21 August 1994) is a Kenyan middle distance runner.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 21 August 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 800 m: 1:43.40 (Monaco 2012)[1] |
Medal record | |
He won a gold medal at the 800 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[2][3] By running 1:44.08 at these Championships, he also broke Belal Mansoor Ali's old world youth best of 1:44.34, which had stood since June 17, 2005. Ethiopia's Mohammed Aman broke Kosencha's short-standing world youth best that September.[4] He won the silver medal at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games that season.
He began the 2012 season well as he was runner-up to Mohammed Aman at the Colorful Daegu Meeting, then won the first 2012 IAAF Diamond League race in Shanghai.[5]
Personal records
| Event | Performance | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 m | 1:43.40 s | 20 July 2012 | Monaco |
