Wilson Kipketer
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Wilson Kipketer is a former Kenyan-born Danish middle-distance runner who dominated the 800 metres in the late 1990s, setting multiple world records and winning several world championship titles.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
middle-distance runner ⓘ |
| competedInDiscipline |
indoor track
ⓘ
outdoor track ⓘ |
| competitionClass | track and field ⓘ |
| continentRepresented | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Denmark
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
indoor 800 metres
ⓘ
outdoor 800 metres ⓘ |
| distanceCategory | middle distance ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1990s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Kikuyu (approximate Kenyan origin) ⓘ |
| event | 800 metres ⓘ |
| familyName | Kipketer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyForSport | World Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompetitorInEvent | 800 metres runners GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMedalType |
bronze medal
ⓘ
gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| hasWon |
World Championships in Athletics gold medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Indoor Championships gold medal ⓘ |
| isKnownAs | one of the greatest 800 metres runners of all time ⓘ |
| migration | moved from Kenya to Denmark ⓘ |
| name | Wilson Kipketer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityChange | Kenyan-born Danish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominating the 800 metres in the late 1990s
ⓘ
setting multiple 800 metres world records ⓘ winning several world championship titles ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
ⓘ
runner ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | former professional athlete ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceAfterCareer | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty | 800 metres ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| style | front-running 800 metres tactics ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingFocus | 800 metres speed endurance ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn | 800 metres ⓘ |
| worldRecordHeldIn | 800 metres ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | former world record holder in 800 metres ⓘ |
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