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About Benson Masya
- Benson Masya (May 14, 1970 – September 24, 2003) was a Kenyan long-distance runner and marathon specialist, who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s.
- He participated at the inaugural IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and finished in first place. Masya was a Kamba by ethnicity.Initially he was a boxer attached to Kenyan postal service before concentrating on running.
- He won the Great North Run a record four times; in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1996.
- He also won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague twice in 1993 and 1994.His career as a top runner came to a premature end.
- The Portsmouth 10 Mile race in 1996 was among his last notable achievements.
- His reveller lifestyle may have contributed to deteriorating performances.
- Masya died in September 2003, aged 33, after a period of illness.
- At his death, he was accompanied by his friend Cosmas Ndeti.
- Masya was buried in Kitui.
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