- Wilson Boit Kipketer
:"Not to be confused with
Wilson Kipketer .Wilson Boit Kipketer (born:
October 6 ,1973 inKenya , one of twelve children) is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase.In 2003, during an
immigration clampdown by the Swedish authorities, Wilson was refused permission to run inStockholm where the event organisers had lined him up as one of the main attractions, because he did not have the required visa.He plans to debut in marathon at
Dusseldorf Marathon on May 6, 2007 [http://www.timesnews.co.ke/25april07/sports/sports3.html] Dead link|date=June 2008.He is not related to
Wilson Kipketer , the 800 m runner who representedDenmark .Major achievements
(3000 m steeplechase)
*1997
**1997 World Championships in Athletics -Athens ,Greece .
***gold medal
**World Record -Zürich ,Switzerland
***7 minutes 59.08 seconds
*1999
**1999 World Championships in Athletics -Seville ,Spain
***silver medal
**1999 All-Africa Games -Johannesburg ,South Africa .
***silver medal
*2000
**2000 Summer Olympics -Sydney ,Australia .
***silver medal
*2002
**2002 IAAF World Cup
***gold medal
**2002 African Championships -Tunis ,Tunisia .
***silver medalReferences
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