Simon Chemoiywo, Date of Birth

    

Simon Chemoiywo

Kenyan long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1968

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Kenya

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Simon Chemoiywo

  • Simon Chemoiywo (born 20 April 1968) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner.
  • He competed in track, cross country and road running.
  • At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships he twice represented Kenya: in 1994 he was the runner-up and team champion, then helped retain the team title for Kenya at the 1995 race. He was the African champion in the 5000 metres in 1993 in a championship record and was a silver medallist at the same event three years later.
  • He was a one-time Kenyan champion in the 5000 m, in 1994, and competed for Kenya in that event at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.
  • He holds personal bests of 13:07.57 minutes for the 5000 m and 27:25.82 minutes for the 10,000 metres. In road events he was twice winner of both the Saint Silvester Road Race and Vancouver Sun Run.
  • He made his marathon debut in 1998 and set his best of 2:10:35 hrs while winning the Prague Marathon.

Read more at Wikipedia