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Edwin Soi

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Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He is a two-time Olympian for Kenya. His earliest honours were team gold medals with Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2006 and 2007. Soi has had his success on the track – he was the 5000 m bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was highly successful at the IAAF World Athletics Final, taking three gold and three silver medals from 2006 to 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Soi is the 4,567th most popular athlete (up from 5,242nd in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 137th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Edwin Soi ranks 4,567 out of 6,025Before him are Dirk Van Tichelt, George Bennett, Daimí Pernía, Ondřej Synek, Silke Spiegelburg, and Zhou Yang. After him are Nadine Visser, Nathan Smith, Ioana Rotaru, Lisa Unruh, Otryadyn Gündegmaa, and Ghirmay Ghebreslassie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Edwin Soi ranks 994Before him are Yūko Sanpei, Andrea Masiello, Viktor Fayzulin, Nikita Kurbanov, Eduardo da Conceição Maciel, and Silke Spiegelburg. After him are Rykka, Amber Rose Revah, Gianni Zuiverloon, Azzedine Doukha, Takahisa Masuda, and André Luís Neitzke.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Edwin Soi ranks 124 out of 150Before him are Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Pauline Konga (1970), Erick Wainaina (1973), Nancy Langat (1981), Eunice Sum (1988), and Nicholas Bett (1990). After him are Amina Mohamed (1961), Robert Mambo Mumba (1978), Thomas Deng (1997), Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), Dennis Oliech (1985), and Linet Masai (1989).

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Edwin Soi ranks 94Before him are Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Pauline Konga (1970), Erick Wainaina (1973), Nancy Langat (1981), Eunice Sum (1988), and Nicholas Bett (1990). After him are Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), Linet Masai (1989), Brigid Kosgei (1994), Boniface Tumuti (1992), Isabella Ochichi (1979), and Sally Barsosio (1978).