Moses Kiptanui

Moses Kiptanui
Personal information
Born1 October 1970 (1970-10) (age 55)
Marakwet District, Kenya
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
1991 Tokyo 3000 m steeplechase
1993 Stuttgart 3000 m steeplechase
1995 Gothenburg 3000 m steeplechase
1997 Athens 3000 m steeplechase
African Championships
1990 Cairo 1500 m
World Junior Championships
1990 Plovdiv 1500 m

Moses Kiptanui (born 1 October 1970) is a Kenyan middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 metres steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Champion. Kiptanui was the first man to ever run the 3000m steeplechase in under eight minutes. He is also known for his coaching role in his later years with Tarbert GAA.

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