Moses Kiptanui

Moses Kiptanui
Personal information
Born1 October 1970 (1970-10) (age 54)
Marakwet District, Kenya
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Tokyo 3000 m steeplechase
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 3000 m steeplechase
Gold medal – first place 1995 Gothenburg 3000 m steeplechase
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 3000 m steeplechase
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 London 3000 m steeplechase
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Plovdiv 1500 m

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. He is also known for his coaching role in his later years with Tarbert GAA.