Eliud Kipchoge
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | 5,000 metres | |
Eliud Kipchoge (born November 5, 1984 in Kapsisiywa, near Kapsabet) is a Kenyan 5000 metres runner.
He won a gold medal at the 5000m final of the 2003 World Championships, beating runner-up Hicham El Guerrouj by four hundredths of a second, by 12:52.79 and 12:52.83. [1]
He won a bronze medal at the 5000m final of the 2004 Athens Olympics, behind Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele. [2]
He also won the bronze in the 3000 metres indoor at the 2006 World Championships in Moscow.
On 31 December 2006 he ran a new World Record over 10 kilometres road race in the San Silvestre Vallence race in Madrid. In a heavy battle between him and Zersenay Tadesse he finished in 26.54 minutes, breaking Haile Gebrselassie's record of 27.02 minutes for a road race (but not a track race). Tadesse got the same time, but finished slightly behind Kipchoge.
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[edit] References and notes
- ^ 2003 World Championships YouTube video 5000m final
- ^ 2004 Athens Olympics YouTube video Athens 5000 Meter Final
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