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Wilson Boit Kipketer (born 6 October 1973 in Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On 13 August 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70-minute period of time. He was second individual after Moses Kiptanui to run under eight minutes.[1] Boit Kipketer's record only stood for 11 days before it was crushed by Bernard Barmasai who took almost 3+1⁄2 seconds off the mark. A week earlier, Boit Kipketer led a Kenyan sweep of the same race in the 1997 World Championships, edging out Barmasai and then world record holder, three-time defending champion Kiptanui. He came back two years later to claim a silver medal in the 1999 World Championships and the following year in the 2000 Olympics.

Wilson Boit Kipketer

Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
	1997 Athens	3000 m steeplechase
	1999 Seville	3000 m steeplechase

He was born into a large family, one of twelve children.

In 2003, during an immigration clampdown by the Swedish authorities, Boit Kipketer was refused permission to run in Stockholm where the event organisers had lined him up as one of the main attractions, because he did not have the required visa.

He planned to debut in marathon at the Düsseldorf Marathon on May 6, 2007.^{[citation needed]}

He is not related to Wilson Kipketer, the 800 m runner who represented Denmark and was also part of the three world records set in 70 minutes in Zurich. Both attended St. Patrick's High School at the same time.

Politics

After his competitive career, Kipketer went into local politics as a member of the county assembly of the Kabiemit Ward.[2]

Major achievements

(3000 m steeplechase)

• 1997
  • 1997 World Championships in Athletics - Athens, Greece.
    • gold medal
  • World Record - Zürich, Switzerland
    • 7 minutes 59.08 seconds
• 1999
  • 1999 World Championships in Athletics - Seville, Spain
    • silver medal
  • 1999 All-Africa Games - Johannesburg, South Africa.
    • silver medal
• 2000
  • 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia.
    • silver medal
• 2002
  • 2002 IAAF World Cup
    • gold medal
  • 2002 African Championships - Tunis, Tunisia.
    • silver medal

References

External links

• Wilson Boit Kipketer at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Moses Kiptanui	Men's steeplechase world record holder 13–24 August 1997	Succeeded by Bernard Barmasai

На других языках

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- [en] Wilson Boit Kipketer

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[fr] Wilson Boit Kipketer

Wilson Boit Kipketer, né le 6 octobre 1973, est un athlète kényan, pratiquant le fond et demi-fond, plus particulièrement le 3 000 mètres steeple.

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[it] Wilson Boit Kipketer

Wilson Boit Kipketer (6 ottobre 1973) è un ex siepista e maratoneta keniota, campione mondiale dei 3000 m siepi ad Atene 1997.

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[ru] Кипкетер, Уилсон Бойт

Уилсон Бойт Кипкетер — кенийский бегун на средние дистанции. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2000 года на дистанции 3000 метров с препятствиями. Чемпион мира 1997 года и серебряный призёр чемпионата мира 1999 года. Серебряный призёр Всеафриканских игр 1999 года. 13 августа 1997 года установил новый мировой рекорд в беге на 3000 метров с/п, показав результат 7.59,08. Этот рекорд простоял всего 11 дней. 24 августа его превзошёл другой кенийский бегун Бернард Бармасаи. В 2002 году выиграл серебряную медаль на чемпионате Африки.

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