Wilson Boit Kipketer
Medal record | ||
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Men’s Athletics
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Representing Kenya | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | 3000 m steeplechase | |
World Championships
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1997 Athens | 3000 m steeplechase | |
1999 Seville | 3000 m steeplechase |
Wilson Boit Kipketer (born 6 October 1973 in
athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On 13 August 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70-minute period of time. He was second individual after Moses Kiptanui to run under eight minutes.[1] Boit Kipketer's record only stood for 11 days before it was crushed by Bernard Barmasai who took almost 3+1⁄2 seconds off the mark. A week earlier, Boit Kipketer led a Kenyan sweep of the same race in the 1997 World Championships, edging out Barmasai and then world record holder, three-time defending champion Kiptanui. He came back two years later to claim a silver medal in the 1999 World Championships
and the following year in the 2000 Olympics.
He was born into a large family, one of twelve children.
In 2003, during an
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He planned to debut in marathon at the Düsseldorf Marathon on May 6, 2007.[citation needed]
He is not related to Wilson Kipketer, the 800 m runner who represented Denmark and was also part of the three world records set in 70 minutes in Zurich. Both attended St. Patrick's High School at the same time.[citation needed]
Politics
After his competitive career, Kipketer went into local politics as a member of the county assembly of the Kabiemit Ward.[2]
Major achievements
(3000 m steeplechase)
- 1997
- 1997 World Championships in Athletics - Athens, Greece.
- World Record - Zürich, Switzerland
- 7 minutes 59.08 seconds
- 1999
- 2000
- 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia.
- silver medal
- 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia.
- 2002
- 2002 IAAF World Cup
- gold medal
- 2002 African Championships - Tunis, Tunisia.
- silver medal
- 2002 IAAF World Cup
References
- ^ "IAAF: 3000 Metres Steeplechase - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Komen, Jonathan (27 June 2011). "Kenya: Boit At Ease in Politics As He Used to Be On Track". The Nation (Nairobi). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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