Sammy Kipketer

Sammy Kipketer ( Sammy Kipketer Cheruiyot, born September 29, 1981 in Rokocho at Kaptarakwa, Keiyo District ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

In 2000 he won at the World Cross Country Championships, the silver medal at the short-distance and won gold with the Kenyan team. A week later, he presented at the Carlsbad 5000 in 13:00 with a world record in the 5 - km road race min. In the Kenyan elimination fights over 5,000 m for the Sydney Olympics, he missed qualifying by a mere 0.6 seconds.

The following year he was fourth at the World Cross Country Championships on the short distance and won the team gold, leveled at the Carlsbad 5000 his world record and set the Parelloop with 27:18 minutes set a world record in the 10 - km road race on. In the 5000 - meter race of the IAAF World Championships in Edmonton in 2001 he provided a fast pace, but in the end fell back to sixth place.

Like last year, he was at the World Cross Country Championships in 2002 fourth in the individual competition and won team gold. Also at the Carlsbad 5000, he defended his title. At the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won gold in the 5000m.

Sammy Kipketer is 1.66 m tall and weighs 52 kg. He is a graduate of Lelboinet Secondary School and is a member since 2001, the Kenyan army. It lives mainly in Nairobi and in Merewit ( Uasin Gishu District ), where he has bought a piece of land with its prize money and built a house.

Personal Best

  • 3000 m: 7:33,62 min, 4 July 2001 Lausanne
  • 5000 m: 12:52,33 min, June 27, 2003, Oslo
  • 10,000 m: 26:49,38 min, August 30, 2002 Brussels
  • 10 - km road race: 27:11 min, March 30, 2002, New Orleans
  • Half Marathon: 1:01:25 h 17 September, 2006, Philadelphia
Long-distance running 5000 metres 2001 World Championships in Athletics 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 3000 metres
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