William Sigei

William Cheruiyot Sigei (born October 11, 1969 in Cheboi'ngong' village, just outside of Kapsimotwo village, Bomet, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he a set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.

Today he is ranked eighteenth of all times over 10,000 metres. The current world record is 26:17.53 minutes, and belongs to Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia.^[1]

References

William Sigei profile at IAAF
Okoth, Omulo (17 March 2007). "A Kenyan XC legend - William Sigei". IAAF. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

↑ IAAF top list, 10,000 metres

IAAF Men's World Cross Country Champions

Short course	1998: John Kibowen (KEN) 1999: Benjamin Limo (KEN) 2000: John Kibowen (KEN) 2001: Enock Koech (KEN) 2002–2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)

Long course	1973: Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) 1974: Erik De Beck (BEL) 1975: Ian Stewart (SCO) 1976: Carlos Lopes (POR) 1977: Léon Schots (BEL) 1978–1979: John Treacy (IRL) 1980–1981: Craig Virgin (USA) 1982: Mohamed Kedir (ETH) 1983: Bekele Debele (ETH) 1984–1985: Carlos Lopes (POR) 1986–1989: John Ngugi (KEN) 1990–1991: Khalid Skah (MAR) 1992: John Ngugi (KEN) 1993–1994: William Sigei (KEN) 1995–1999: Paul Tergat (KEN) 2000–2001: Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) 2002–2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2007: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 2008: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2009: Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) 2010: Joseph Ebuya (KEN) 2011: Imane Merga (ETH) 2013: Japhet Kipyegon Korir (KEN) 2015: Geoffrey Kipsang (KEN)

Records
Preceded by Yobes Ondieki	Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder July 22, 1994 – June 5, 1995	Succeeded by Haile Gebrselassie