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Moses Kiptanui

1970 - Today

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Moses Kiptanui (born 1 October 1970) is a Kenyan middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 metres steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Champion. Kiptanui was the first man to ever run the 3000m steeplechase in under eight minutes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Moses Kiptanui is the 2,548th most popular athlete (down from 2,321st in 2024), the 42nd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 39th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Moses Kiptanui ranks 2,548 out of 6,025. Before him are Merritt Giffin, Stefan Lövgren, Clarence McKerrow, Svetlana Paramygina, Willye White, and Shirley Cawley. After him are June Foulds, Jiří Malec, Gaston Strobino, Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Leroy Burrell, and Serafim Todorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Moses Kiptanui ranks 494. Before him are Michael Trucco, Samantha Power, Marco Mattiacci, Stefan Lövgren, Guo Wengui, and Edinho. After him are Ernesto Alterio, Roger Cicero, Leonor Silveira, Ninel Conde, Robert Špehar, and Neil Marshall.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Moses Kiptanui ranks 42 out of 150. Before him are William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), and Catherine Ndereba (1972). After him are Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Yobes Ondieki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), John Ngugi (1962), Joseph Keter (1969), and Paul Kipkoech (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Moses Kiptanui ranks 22. Before him are William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), and Catherine Ndereba (1972). After him are Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Yobes Ondieki (1961), John Ngugi (1962), Joseph Keter (1969), Paul Kipkoech (1963), and Robert Wangila (1967).

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