William Sigei

Kenyan long-distance runner

William Cheruiyot Sigei (born 11 October 1969 in Cheboi'ngong' village, just outside Kapsimotwo village, Bomet, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he a set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.

Today he is ranked thirty seventh of all times over 10,000 metres. The current world record is 26:11.00 minutes, and belongs to Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda.[1]

References

  1. ^ "IAAF: 100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2018 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

External links

  • William Sigei at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Okoth, Omulo (17 March 2007). "A Kenyan XC legend - William Sigei". IAAF. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Records
Preceded by
Yobes Ondieki
 Men's 10,000 m world record holder
22 July 1994 – 5 June 1995 		Succeeded by
Haile Gebrselassie
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Short course
  • 1998: John Kibowen (KEN)
  • 1999: Benjamin Limo (KEN)
  • 2000: John Kibowen (KEN)
  • 2001: Enock Koech (KEN)
  • 2002–2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Long course
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