Gideon Chirchir
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1966 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
Gideon Chirchir (born 24 February 1966) is a Kenyan former steeplechase athlete.[1][2]
Chirchir was a 3000 metres steeplechase silver medalist at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games and 1995 All-Africa Games. At the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Durham, Chirchir was a member of the Kenyan team which claimed a gold medal in the senior men's race. He is now an athletics coach.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Johnson Rebounds With Swift 200; Kennedy Breaks 13 Minutes In 10K". Deseret News. 9 July 1996.
- ↑ "Kenya: Top Prisons Runners Skip Nairobi Meet". The Standard. AllAfrica. 3 June 2003.
- ↑ "Team Kenya coaches: We've done our bit". Daily Nation. 4 July 2020.
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games
- African Games silver medalists for Kenya
- African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games athletes for Kenya
- 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics