Joseph Keter (born 13 June 1969) is a former Kenyan athlete, who won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Born in Lessos, Nandi District was an officer in the Kenyan Army.
At the 1992 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the hot favourite to win the 3000 m steeplechase gold medal was a world record holder Moses Kiptanui. But in the Olympic final, Kiptanui was strongly challenged by his Armed Forces' colleague Keter. The Kenyan pair reached the final water jump side by side, but then Keter slowly edged ahead to win the gold medal by 1.11 seconds.