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Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino (born 17 January 1940) is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete. He was the chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC) until 29 September 2017.
Kip Keino, an uncoached Nandi tribesman from Kenya, was already 28 years old when he made his second Olympic appearance at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Suffering from violent stomach pains...
Kipchoge (Kip) Keino’s superhuman efforts and determination at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were far more inspiring than the gold and silver medals he won. Keino, now one of Kenya’s most beloved national heroes, was suffering from severe abdominal pains (later attributed to gallbladder.
Meet Mr Kipchoge KEINO - IOC member since 2000. Member profile includes sports career, education and IOC history.
In the 1,500m, Keino tried to neutralize the finishing kick of the favourite, Jim Ryun, by building up a huge lead. His tactic worked and he won by 20m, the largest margin of victory in the history of the event.
Kip Keino (born January 17, 1940, Nandi Hills, Kenya) is a Kenyan distance runner, who won four Olympic medals. Keino’s father, a long-distance runner, encouraged his son in the sport. Keino herded goats and trained in Kenya’s hill country, which prepared him well for high-altitude competition.
Kipchoge Keino’s Olympic career didn’t end when he retired from track and field in 1973. After representing his home country of Kenya in three Olympic Games, he has served as the Chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee and established a foundation that truly embodies the spirit of Olympism.
Oct 21, 2020 · Kip Keino’s breathtaking 1500m gold at the 1968 Mexico Olympics sparked the rise of Kenyan running, challenged perceptions about race and inspired a generation
Aug 11, 2012 · Kip Keino beat the favored Jim Ryun to win the Olympic 1,500 meters in 1968, becoming the first in a line of great Kenyan runners.
Kip Keino was the first great Kenyan middle- or long-distance runner, and inspired many of his fellow countrymen and women to become a distance running force.
