Kipchoge Keino
Kipchoge Keino 2014
Kipchoge " Kip " Keino ( born January 17, 1940 in Kipsamo, Kenya ) is a former Kenyan athlete. Keino comes from the ethnicity of Nandi.
Keino is one of the most famous Kenyan middle and long distance runner and has among numerous other achievements won two Olympic gold medals. In addition, he is considered the " inventor" of the upwind training - his home is located 1800 meters above sea level, in this environment, he coached and helped with his experience altitude training as a technique for improving the run times in each level to develop. Keino was the first Kenyan athlete who was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated ( 30 September 1968).
Career
One was international attention when he ran on Keino 1962 Kenyan record for the mile. 1964 Tokyo Keino ran for his country, which participated as an independent nation for the first time in the Olympic Games, and was fifth in the 5000 -meter run. The following year, he ran two world records over 3000 meters in the time of 7:39,6 min and about 5000 meters in the time of 13:24,2 minutes. It was the first world records of an African runner at all.
The first African Games, which were held in 1965 in Brazzaville, he won the 1500 - and 5000 -meter run, 1966, he won at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, which runs about a mile and three miles.
His greatest successes he achieved in the following years and became thus the highest international recognition: At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he won the 1,500 - meter race in the Olympic record time of 3:34,9 min, although the last kilometer had to walk to the stadium before the race already, as his taxi was stuck in a traffic jam. The record lasted until 1984. On a serious infection ill, he latched on to previously silver medal in the 5000 meters.
At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 Keino won his second gold medal, this time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as well as his second silver medal, this time over 1500 meters.
Kipchoge Keino is one of the great legends in the middle and long distance running. In the " eternal " world leaderboard he advanced at different times of his career up to the following items before: 800 m (54); 1500 m (2); 1 miles (2); 2000 m ( 11); 3000 m ( 1); 2 miles ( 2); 5000 m ( 1); 10000 m ( 3); 3000 m steeplechase (7).
Kip Keino finished his international running career in 1973. Since then, he has dedicated himself, together with his wife Phyllis founded his own charity that cares for Kenyan orphans. He is the Running in his native Kenya still connected and he is the president of the National Olympic Committee.