Wilson Kipketer

Wilson Kipketer

Kipketer in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1972-12-12) 12 December 1972 (age 51)[1] Kapchemoiywo, Nandi County, Kenya[2]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Denmark Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 3 0 0 World Indoor Championships 1 2 0 European Championships 1 0 0 Total 5 3 1 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 800 m 2004 Athens 800 m World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 800 m 1997 Athens 800 m 1999 Seville 800 m World Indoor Championships 1997 Paris 800 m 1999 Maebashi 800 m 2003 Birmingham 800 m European Championships 2002 Munich 800 m
Updated on 9 February 2014

Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. With a personal best of 1:41.11, Kipketer is tied with Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the second fastest of all time over the 800 meter distance, behind David Rudisha. Kipketer set the world record and broke his own record two more times, all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. He won gold medals in three successive editions of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Though unable to compete in the 1996 Olympics near the peak of his career, he earned silver in 2000 and bronze in 2004. Kipketer's 800 meters world record stood for almost 13 years. It was surpassed on 22 August 2010, when David Rudisha beat it by 0.02 seconds, running 1:41.09. Kipketer still currently holds the indoor world record for the 800 metres.

Kipketer represented both Sparta and KIF during his running career.