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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Kipchoge KEINO

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    17 JAN 1940     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14358386
Kenya's Kip Keino on his way to victory in the 1500m (Getty Images)

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:46.41 München (GER) 23 AUG 1972 1131
1500 Metres 3:34.91 Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) 20 OCT 1968 1176
One Mile 3:53.1h Kisumu (KEN) 10 SEP 1967 1161
2000 Metres 5:05.2h Leicester (GBR) 26 SEP 1970 1082
3000 Metres 7:39.6h Helsingborg (SWE) 27 AUG 1965 1179
Two Miles 8:25.2h Sydney (AUS) 19 DEC 1965 1122
5000 Metres 13:24.2h Auckland (NZL) 30 NOV 1965 1122
10,000 Metres 28:06.4h Leningrad (URS) 21 JUL 1968 1122
3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:23.64 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 04 SEP 1972 1150

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
One Mile 3:59.4h College Park, MD (USA) 14 JAN 1972 1137

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 1973

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:39.63 Lagos (NGR) 13 JAN 1973 1111

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
1972 1:46.41 München (GER) 23 AUG 1972

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
1973 3:39.63 Lagos (NGR) 13 JAN 1973
1972 3:36.8h Mombasa (KEN) 24 JUN 1972
1971 3:36.8h Nairobi (KEN) 15 AUG 1971
1968 3:34.91 Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) 20 OCT 1968
1964 3:41.9h National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 19 OCT 1964

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
1971 3:54.4h Stockholm (SWE) 06 JUL 1971
1967 3:53.1h Kisumu (KEN) 10 SEP 1967
1966 3:53.4h London (GBR) 20 AUG 1966
1965 3:54.2h London (GBR) 30 AUG 1965

Outdoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1970 5:05.2h Leicester (GBR) 26 SEP 1970

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1965 7:39.6h Helsingborg (SWE) 27 AUG 1965

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
1970 8:25.4h London (GBR) 05 SEP 1970
1966 8:29.8h Los Angeles, CA (USA) 13 MAY 1966
1965 8:25.2h Sydney (AUS) 19 DEC 1965

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1971 13:25.8h London (GBR) 10 SEP 1971
1968 13:36.2h Leningrad (URS) 20 JUL 1968
1966 13:26.6h Berlin (GER) 26 JUN 1966
1965 13:24.2h Auckland (NZL) 30 NOV 1965
1964 13:49.6h National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 16 OCT 1964

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1972 28:48.8h Kobe (JPN) 29 APR 1972
1968 28:06.4h Leningrad (URS) 21 JUL 1968

Outdoor

3000 Metres Steeplechase

Performance Place Date
1972 8:23.64 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 04 SEP 1972

Indoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
1971/72 3:59.4h College Park, MD (USA) 14 JAN 1972

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:23.64 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 04 SEP 1972
1. 1500 Metres 3:34.91 Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) 20 OCT 1968
2. 1500 Metres 3:36.81 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 10 SEP 1972
2. 5000 Metres 14:05.16 Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) 17 OCT 1968
5. 5000 Metres 13:50.4h National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 18 OCT 1964

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 3:39.63 Lagos (NGR) 13 JAN 1973
Results in:

1500 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
13 JAN 1973 Lagos All-Africa Games, Lagos NGRNGR GL F 2. 3:39.63

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