What is Paul Koech?
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = Paul Koech | image = | caption = Paul Koech in 2013 | birth_date = 25 June 1969 | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|09|4|1969|06|25}}. | occupation = [[Marathon]] runner }} '''Paul Koech''' (25 June 1969 – 4 September 2018) was a [[Kenyan]] distance and [[marathon]] runner. He was known for his competition at the [[IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]] in 1998 and finished in first place. He was also a regular competitor in the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] with several top-5 positions. Koech died on 4 September 2018 at a hospital in [[Nairobi]] from a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] at the age of 49.<ref>[https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/article/2001294490/former-kenyan-international-athlete-dies Former Kenyan cross country champion dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koech, Paul}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Kenyan long-distance runners]] {{sports-bio-stub}}