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Information about Moses Kiptanui

Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver1996 Atlanta3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
Gold1991 Tokyo3000 m steeplechase
Gold1993 Stuttgart3000 m steeplechase
Gold1995 Gothenburg3000 m steeplechase
Silver1997 Athens3000 m steeplechase


Moses Kiptanui (born October 1, 1970 in Marakwet District, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3,000 m steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Champion. Kiptanui was also the first man ever to run 3000 m steeplechase in under eight minutes.

Kiptanui emerged in 1991 as a relatively unknown athlete. He won several Grand prix races that season. He celebrated an especially spectacular victory in Zurich where he fell on the floor on the last lap but still won easily.

His victory at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo therefore came as no surprise. To the great disappointment of many observers he was not included in the Kenyan team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Kiptanui had failed to qualify at the Kenyan trials in Nairobi.

However, shortly after the Olympics he set a new world record over 3000 m in Cologne with a time of 7:28.96 min. Only three days later he also broke the 3000 m steeplechase world record in 8:02.08 in Zurich. The following year, he defended the World Championship title easily in Stuttgart. In 1995 he broke the 5000 m world record in Rome in a time of 12:55.30 min. After collecting his third World Championship gold medal in Gothenburg he also set the new 3000 m steeplechase record in Zurich in a time of 7:59.18 min.

A year later, he missed out on an Olympic gold medal again when he came second in the final in Atlanta.

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Records
Preceded by
Said Aouita		 Men's 3.000m World Record Holder
August 16, 1992 – August 2, 1994		Succeeded by
Noureddine Morceli
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Motto
"Harambee"   (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games[1]) is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The summer and winter games are each held every four years (an Olympiad[2]).
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The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women.

Medal summary

Men's Events


Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Donovan Bailey

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Sport Athletics
Founded 1983
No. of teams 203 (2007)
Continent International (IAAF)
Most recent champion(s) Last winners lists The World Championships in Athletics
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The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1.
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These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1991-08-31.
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The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22.
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The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.
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The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s  1950s  1960s  - 1970s -  1980s  1990s  2000s
1967 1968 1969 - 1970 - 1971 1972 1973

Year 1970 (MCMLXX
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Marakwet District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapsowar. The district has a population of 140.629 [1] . Local peole are predominantly of the Marakwet tribe.
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Motto
"Harambee"   (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. Because these types of races are very energy-consuming, one requires mental determination and aerobic conditioning, since stamina is a
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The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.

Rules

The length of the race is usually 3000 m.
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Sport Athletics
Founded 1983
No. of teams 203 (2007)
Continent International (IAAF)
Most recent champion(s) Last winners lists The World Championships in Athletics
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1988 1989 1990 - 1991 - 1992 1993 1994

Year 1991 (MCMXCI
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Zürich (German: (help info ) [ˈtsyːʁɪç], Zürich German: Züri
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The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1.
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Region Kantō
Island Honshū
Governor Shintaro Ishihara
Area 2,187.
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The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona, the birth city of IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, was selected over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane and Paris in Lausanne,
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Köln
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1992 1993 1994 - 1995 - 1996 1997 1998

Year 1995 (MCMXCV
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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
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Gothenburg
Göteborg

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Nickname: "Lilla London" (Little London) and "Sveriges framsida" (The front side of Sweden)


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