- Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
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Not to be confused with Daniel Komen.
Medal record 
Komen at the 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu.Men’s Athletics Competitor for 
KenyaWorld Indoor Championships Silver 2006 Moscow 1500 m Silver 2008 Valencia 1500 m Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (born November 27, 1984 in Chemorgong, Koibatek District) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.
He graduated from Timboroa High School in 2003. He started running seriously while at high school.
In 2003 he finished second at the 2003 African Junior Championships 5000 metres race, behind Boniface Kiprop Toroitich of Uganda. He competed at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki but missed the 1500 metres final.
On June 10, 2007, he ran the fastest mile ever run in the United States, breaking a record that Eamonn Coghlan had held since 1983 with a 3:48.28 in Eugene, Oregon.[1] He competed at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka missing the 1500 metres final.
He is coached by Jimmy Beuttah and Joseph Ngure. Komen trains at the IAAF High Altitude Training Centre in Eldoret.
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Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 2005 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th 1500 m 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 1500 m 2007 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st 1500 m 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd 1500 m Personal bests
- 1500 metres - 3:29.02 - Rome (ITA) - 14/07/2006
- Mile - 3:48.28 - Eugene (OR) - 10/06/2007
- 3000 metres - 7:31.41 - Doha - 06/05/2011
- 5000 metres - 13:04.02 - Rabat - 06/06/2010
Notes and references
- ^ "All-time men's best mile race". Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage. 2007-08-15. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_mileok.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
External links
- IAAF profile for Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
- IAAF, August 25, 2007: Focus on Africa - Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
World Best Year Performance in Men's 1500 m 1968: Kipchoge Keino (KEN) · 1969: Marty Liquori (USA) · 1970: Jean Wadoux (FRA) · 1971: Marty Liquori (USA) · 1972: Pekka Vasala (FIN) · 1973–1974: Filbert Bayi (TAN) · 1975–1977: John Walker (NZL) · 1978: David Moorcroft (GBR) · 1979: Sebastian Coe (GBR) · 1980–1981: Steve Ovett (GBR) · 1982: Sydney Maree (USA) · 1983: Steve Ovett (GBR) · 1984–1985: Saïd Aouita (MAR) · 1986: Sebastian Coe (GBR) · 1987: Saïd Aouita (MAR) · 1988: Steve Cram (GBR) · 1989: Abdi Bile (SOM) · 1990–1995: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) · 1996–2003: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) · 2004–2005: Bernard Lagat (KEN/USA) · 2006: Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) · 2007: Alan Webb (USA) · 2008: Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) · 2009: Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) · 2010: Silas Kiplagat (KEN)
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Kenyan middle distance runners
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs
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