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Birth name | Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kabirirsang, Kenya | 24 July 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei (born 24 July 1980) is a Kenyan retired Middle-distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] He also won at the World indoor Championships in Moscow 2006 the 800 metres title, defeating Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and Olympic Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the race.[citation needed]