Olympic medallist. Former Kenyan record holder. Contested in all distance events from steeplechase to marathon. Breaks 2000m Kenyan record in 1987.
PERSONAL BESTS
1500m: 3:35.67 in Hengelo (NED) 1986
3000m: 7:39.09 in London (GBR) 1982
5000m: 13:09.50 in Stockholm (SWE) 1982
10,000m: 28:07.28 in Paris (FRA) 1982
3000SC: 8:05.35 in Stockholm (SWE) 1989
Marathon: 2:18:02 in Boston (USA) 1998
TRIVIA
♦ Frame 1.80m / 67 kg
♦ Studied in Washington State University. 1985 NCAA Champion.
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cross Country Champs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| African Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East African Championships | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| International total | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyan Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| National total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 3000SC | Seoul | 2 | 8:06.79 | ||
| 1987 | African Games | 5000m | Nairobi ↗ | 3 | 13:44.94 | ||
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | 5000m | Brisbane | 3 | 13:36.95 | ||
| 1981 | East African Championships | 1500m | Mombasa | 2 | 3:47.8 | ||
| 1981 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Madrid | 3 | 220 24 |
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