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Ben Jipcho

1943 - 2020

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Benjamin Wabura Jipcho (1 March 1943 – 24 July 2020) was a track and field athlete from Kenya, who won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics, behind teammate Kipchoge Keino. Jipcho won the 5000 metres race in the 1973 All-Africa Games. He also won the gold medal in the 5000 m. and 3000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Jipcho is the 2,104th most popular athlete (up from 2,224th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 36th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ben Jipcho ranks 2,104 out of 6,025. Before him are Kurt Lundquist, Gabriele Rossetti, Sultan Rakhmanov, Kalevi Oikarainen, Brahim Boutayeb, and Ozren Bonačić. After him are George Hutson, Georges Johin, Angelo Scuri, Isabelle Daniels, Svetlana Krachevskaya, and Kaisa Mäkäräinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Ben Jipcho ranks 647. Before him are Manfred Schaefer, Andrzej Badeński, Tommy Gemmell, John McEnery, Dick Van Arsdale, and Yoshisada Shimizu. After him are Béla Bollobás, Jackson C. Frank, Zdravko Hebel, Richard Moll, Reita Faria, and Richard Eyre. Among people deceased in 2020, Ben Jipcho ranks 703. Before him are Kristina Lugn, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Finn Christian Jagge, Kalevi Oikarainen, and Jane Dee Hull. After him are Gerhard Strack, Roger Saint-Vil, Kinuko Tanida, Charlie Daniels, Aytaç Yalman, and Gerardo Vera.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Ben Jipcho ranks 34 out of 150. Before him are Paul Tergat (1969), Julius Sang (1946), Zena Marshall (1926), Naftali Bon (1945), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Faith Kipyegon (1994). After him are Urjit Patel (1963), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Ben Jipcho ranks 15. Before him are Philip Waruinge (1945), Paul Tergat (1969), Julius Sang (1946), Naftali Bon (1945), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Faith Kipyegon (1994). After him are William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), and Catherine Ndereba (1972).

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