Wilson Kipketer

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Born
1972 (52 years old)
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Kapchemoiywo, Nandi County, Kenya

Position
Middle Distance Runner

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Ethnicity
White

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Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)

Weight
63 kg (139 lb)

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Athletics

Team
_Retired Athletics

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_Defunct Athletics Teams

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Latest Results

					Mens 800 metres Final	27 Sep 00

Description

Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He is the second fastest of all time over 800 meters, setting the world record and breaking his own record two more times all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. He won gold medals in three successive editions of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Though unable to compete in the 1996 Olympics near the peak of his career, he earned silver in 2000 and bronze in 2004. Kipketer's 800 meters world record stood for almost 13 years. It was surpassed on 22 August 2010, when David Rudisha beat it by 0.02 seconds, running 1:41.09. Rudisha would eventually go on to further lower the 800m world record to the first and only sub one minute 41 second run. Kipketer still currently holds the indoor world record for the 800 metres.

Kipketer represented both Sparta and KIF during his running career.

Trophies

Athletics Olympics Bronze… 2004	World Athletics Indoor… 2003	European Athletics… 2002	Athletics Olympics Silver… 2000
World Athletics… 1999	World Athletics Indoor… 1999	World Athlete of the Year 1997	World Athletics… 1997
World Athletics Indoor… 1997	World Athletics… 1995