Benson Seurei

Benson Kiplagat Seurei (born 27 March 1984) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.^[1][2] He represented his country in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.^[3] He did not finish his race.^[3]

Benson Kiplagat Seurei

Seurei in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 40)
Sport
Country	Bahrain
Sport	Track and field
Event	1500 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Bahrain Asian Indoor Championships 2016 Doha 1500 m
Updated on 29 August 2015

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Bahrain
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	1500 m	3:40.07
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	1500 m	3:44.20
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	1500 m	3:49.911
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	36th (h)	1500 m	3:45.70
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	2nd	1500 m	3:44.98
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	1500 m	3:37.08
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (sf)	1500 m	3:40.53
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	4th	1500 m	3:39.99
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	19th (sf)	1500 m	3:40.96
2018	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	10,000 m	30:34.79
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	Marathon	DNF

¹Representing Asia-Pacific

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:45.67 (Bottrop 2012)
• 1000 metres – 2:16.39 (Linz 2012)
• 1500 metres – 3:31.61 (Monaco 2012)
• One mile – 3:56.78 (Heidelberg 2013)
• 3000 metres – 7:40.56 (Zagreb 2013)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:37.3 (Nairobi 2006)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:48.37 (Ludwigshafen 2012)
• 1000 metres – 2:20.14 (Prague 2009)
• 1500 metres – 3:37.08 (Doha 2016)
• 3000 metres – 7:48.96 (Linz 2012)