Kipchoge Keino
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Kipchoge Keino is a legendary Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner, renowned for his Olympic gold medals in the 1960s and for pioneering Kenya’s dominance in distance running.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kenyan sports administrator
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human ⓘ middle-distance runner ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kip Keino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IAAF Hall of Fame induction
NERFINISHED
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Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1964 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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1968 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1972 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British Kenya
NERFINISHED
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Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-01-17 ⓘ |
| era |
1960s athletics
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1970s athletics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Keino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Kip Keino Children’s Home
NERFINISHED
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Kip Keino High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kipchoge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | several biological and adopted children ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | generations of Kenyan distance runners ⓘ |
| isPioneerOf | Kenyan dominance in distance running ⓘ |
| memberOf | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | defeating Jim Ryun in the 1500 metres at the 1968 Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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farmer ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kipsamo, Nandi District, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya ⓘ |
| representativeFor | Kenya national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Eldoret, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty |
10000 metres
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1500 metres ⓘ 3000 metres steeplechase ⓘ 5000 metres ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| spouse | Phyllis Keino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonGoldMedalIn |
1500 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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3000 metres steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonSilverMedalIn |
1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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3000 metres steeplechase at the 1968 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
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