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Benjamin Wabura Jipcho (1
March 1943 – 24 July 2020) was a
track and
field athlete from Kenya, who won the
silver medal in the 3000
metres steeplechase...
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registered entrant. A
lapped competitor may not act as a pacemaker. Ben
Jipcho acted as a
pacemaker for
Kenyan teammate Kipchoge Keino in the 1968 Olympic...
- won the gold
medal ahead of New
Zealand runner John
Walker and
Kenyan Ben
Jipcho. Bayi set a new
world record of 3 min 32.16 s,
ratified by the IAAF as 3:32...
- the
Commonwealth Games in
Christchurch in a time of 13:14.6
behind Ben
Jipcho before winning the
European Championships 5,000m,
beating Olympic champion...
- Ali, and
Jesse Owens were
invited to
attend the
opening ceremonies. Ben
Jipcho, Kenya's 3000
meter silver medalist at the
Munich Olympics, tied the world...
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George Young United
States 1972
Munich details Kipchoge Keino Kenya Ben
Jipcho Kenya
Tapio Kantanen Finland 1976
Montreal details Anders Gärderud Sweden...
- Preceded by Rod
Milburn Track &
Field Athlete of the Year 1972 Succeeded by Ben
Jipcho Records Preceded by Ron
Clarke Men's 10,000 m
World Record Holder 3 September...
- runners.
Their father John
Barasa Masai is also a
former runner,
while Ben
Jipcho, a
legendary athlete, is
their distant uncle.
Moses Masai won the 2009 New...
- Keino (KEN) 5000
metres (1970–present) 1970: Ian Stewart (SCO) 1974: Ben
Jipcho (KEN) 1978: Henry Rono (KEN) 1982: David Moorcroft (ENG) 1986: Steve...
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Mbarak Hussein, born in Kenya, now a U.S. citizen, long-distance runner, Ben
Jipcho Julius Kariuki Kipchoge Keino Ezekiel Kemboi Joseph Keter Eliud Kipchoge...
