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Moses Kiptanui

Moses Kiptanui (born: October 1, 1970 in Marakwet, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000&nbsp m steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995. and three time IAAF World Champion.

Major achievements

• 1990
  • 1990 African Athletics Championships - Cairo, Egypt.
    • 1500&nbsp m gold medal
  • 1990 IAAF World Junior Championships - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
    • 1500&nbsp m gold medal
• 1991
  • 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Tokyo, Japan.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase gold medal
  • 1991 All Africa Games - Cairo, Egypt.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase gold medal
• 1993
  • 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Stuttgart, Germany.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase gold medal
• 1994
  • 1994 Goodwill Games - Saint Petersburg, Russia.
    • 5000&nbsp m gold medal
• 1995
  • 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Gothenburg, Sweden.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase gold medal
  • World Record holder - Monaco.
    • 3000&nbsp m 7 minutes 27.18 seconds
• 1996
  • 1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta, United States of America.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase silver medal
  • World Record holder - Rome, Italy.
    • 5000&nbsp m 12 minutes 54.85 seconds
• 1997
  • 1997 World Championships in Athletics - Athens, Greece.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase silver medal
  • World Record holder - Cologne, Germany.
    • 3000&nbsp m steeplechase 7 minutes 56.16 seconds