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Matthew Birir
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | 3000 m steeplechase |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1990 Plovdiv | 3000 m steeplechase |
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1988 Sudbury | 3000m steeplechase |
Matthew Kiprotich Birir (born 5 July 1972) is a former athlete from Kenya and a winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Eldama Ravine, Matthew Birir started running, when he attended the famous St. Patrick's High School in Iten, which has produced many great Kenyan runners.[2]
Career
[edit]At the Barcelona Olympics, the main favourite was Patrick Sang. At the Olympic final, it was soon clear, that all the medals are going to Kenya. At the last lap, the 20-year-old Birir outsprinted his older countryman Sang to win a gold 0.69 seconds ahead of latter.
At the 1993 World Championships Birir was fourth, behind Italian Alessandro Lambruschini, who repeated this feat three years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Birir had to settle again for fourth place.
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – Matthew Birir".
- ^ McCall, Dawson (2024). 'We pray, we work, we play' : a social history of a Kenyan high school in Iten, 1961-1976. p. 167-235.
External links
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World U20 Champions in men's steeplechase | |
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