Ismael Kirui
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Ismael Kirui is a former Kenya
n long distance runner who won gold medals over 5000 metres
at the 1993
and 1995 World Championships in Athletics
.
His victory in Stuttgart
in 1993 was especially impressive as he was only aged eighteen and led the race from the front for most of the second half. On the final straight he shrugged off an attack from Haile Gebreselassie. His winning time of 13:02.75 minutes was a new World Championships record. He became the youngest world champion, aged 18 years 177 days. The same year he broke the World junior record in 5000 metres in Zurich by running 13:06.50
His gold medal
in 1995 was won under very different circumstances as the final was run at a slow pace and decided in a sprint.
Ismael Kirui is the younger brother of the late Richard Chelimo
. Other relatives include brother William "Willy" Kirui, half-sister Catherine Kirui
and cousins Moses Kiptanui
and William Mutwol
. He is married to Rose Cheruiyot
. He and Cheruiyot completed an unusual married couple's double when they won the men's and women's races, respectively, at the Belfast International Cross Country in 1995.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n long distance runner who won gold medals over 5000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
at the 1993
1993 World Championships in Athletics
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 with the participation of 187 nations....
and 1995 World Championships in Athletics
1995 World Championships in Athletics
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.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
.
His victory in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
in 1993 was especially impressive as he was only aged eighteen and led the race from the front for most of the second half. On the final straight he shrugged off an attack from Haile Gebreselassie. His winning time of 13:02.75 minutes was a new World Championships record. He became the youngest world champion, aged 18 years 177 days. The same year he broke the World junior record in 5000 metres in Zurich by running 13:06.50
His gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in 1995 was won under very different circumstances as the final was run at a slow pace and decided in a sprint.
Ismael Kirui is the younger brother of the late Richard Chelimo
Richard Chelimo
Richard Chelimo was a Kenyan athlete, and a former world and world junior record holder over 10,000 m...
. Other relatives include brother William "Willy" Kirui, half-sister Catherine Kirui
Catherine Kirui
-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 9:12.05 min *5000 metres - 15:43.22 min *10,000 metres - 32:16.5 min *Half marathon - 1:10:38 min -External links:...
and cousins Moses Kiptanui
Moses Kiptanui
Moses Kiptanui 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...
and William Mutwol
William Mutwol
William Mutwol is a former middle distance runner from Kenya. Running in 8:10.74 he won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- References :...
. He is married to Rose Cheruiyot
Rose Cheruiyot
Rose Jelagat Cheruiyot is a runner from Kenya.She is married to Ismael Kirui. The couple completed an unusual double when they both won their senior races at the Belfast International Cross Country in 1995....
. He and Cheruiyot completed an unusual married couple's double when they won the men's and women's races, respectively, at the Belfast International Cross Country in 1995.