Wilson Boit Kipketer (born 6 October 1973 in Kenya) is a middle and long distanceathlete 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.
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.
wilson, boit, kipketer, confused, with, wilson, kipketer, born, october, 1973, kenya, middle, long, distance, athlete, most, widely, known, running, 3000, steeplechase, august, 1997, weltklasse, zürich, world, record, steeplechase, third, three, world, records. Not to be confused with Wilson Kipketer 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 Zurich 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 recordMen s AthleticsRepresenting KenyaOlympic Games2000 Sydney 3000 m steeplechaseWorld Championships1997 Athens 3000 m steeplechase1999 Seville 3000 m steeplechaseHe 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 Dusseldorf 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 citation needed Contents 1 Politics 2 Major achievements 3 References 4 External linksPolitics editAfter his competitive career Kipketer went into local politics as a member of the county assembly of the Kabiemit Ward 2 Major achievements edit 3000 m steeplechase 1997 1997 World Championships in Athletics Athens Greece gold medal World Record Zurich 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 medalReferences edit IAAF 3000 Metres Steeplechase men senior outdoor iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 20 April 2018 Komen Jonathan 27 June 2011 Kenya Boit At Ease in Politics As He Used to Be On Track The Nation Nairobi Retrieved 20 April 2018 External links editWilson Boit Kipketer at World Athletics nbsp RecordsPreceded byMoses Kiptanui Men s steeplechase world record holder13 24 August 1997 Succeeded byBernard Barmasai nbsp This Kenyan biographical article relating to athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Kenyan Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilson Boit Kipketer amp oldid 1183990448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
