Kip Rono, Date of Birth

    

Kip Rono

Kenyan steeplechase and long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1958

Profession: long-distance runner, steeplechase runner

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Kip Rono

  • George Kiprotich "Kip" Rono (born 4 January 1958) is a Kenyan former steeplechase runner.
  • He won a gold medal in the event at the 1979 African Championships in Athletics (becoming the inaugural champion) and was the first African steeplechase winner at the 1979 IAAF World Cup. Rono ranked second fastest in the world in 1980 with a time of 8:12.0 minutes, but missed the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the boycott.
  • He was a bronze medallist at both the Commonwealth Games and All-Africa Games in 1978, finishing behind Henry Rono.
  • He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 1983 and the Summer Olympics in 1984.

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