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Richard Chelimo

1972 - 2001

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Richard Chelimo (21 April 1972 – 15 August 2001) was a Kenyan long-distance runner, and a world record holder over 10,000 metres. However, he is best known as the silver medallist in the controversial 10,000m at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He was also a world junior record holder in the 10,000m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Richard Chelimo is the 2,864th most popular athlete (up from 3,191st in 2024), the 56th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 79th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Chelimo ranks 2,864 out of 6,025. Before him are Edward Gal, Dani Stevens, Antje Harvey, Harry Jerome, Carie Graves, and Park Kyung-mo. After him are Xian Dongmei, Domingo Manrique, Margaret Bailes, Vladimir Alikin, Barbara Fusar-Poli, and Caster Semenya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Richard Chelimo ranks 668. Before him are Sōichirō Hoshi, Katie Barberi, Hubertus Heil, Teruo Iwamoto, Sergio Moro, and Sandrine Testud. After him are Barbara Fusar-Poli, Nejat İşler, Paulo Henrique, Mariusz Czerkawski, Brett Tucker, and Julie Plec. Among people deceased in 2001, Richard Chelimo ranks 355. Before him are King Moody, Thuy Trang, Stan Cullis, Joan Sims, Madhavrao Scindia, and Duke Nalon. After him are Wail al-Shehri, Frankie Carle, Death of Carlo Giuliani, Jim Baxter, Darshan Ranganathan, and Stuart Adamson.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Richard Chelimo ranks 56 out of 150. Before him are Paddy Lowe (1962), Noah Ngeny (1978), Mike Boit (1949), Yang Hao (null), Jemima Sumgong (1984), and Ruth Chepng'etich (1994). After him are Bernard Lagat (1974), Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), and Tom Mboya (1930).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Richard Chelimo ranks 34. Before him are Robert Wangila (1967), Noah Ngeny (1978), Mike Boit (1949), Yang Hao (null), Jemima Sumgong (1984), and Ruth Chepng'etich (1994). After him are Bernard Lagat (1974), Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), and Julius Kariuki (1961).

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