Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Saif Saaeed Shaheen

Qatari-Kenyan long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1982

Place of Birth: Keiyo District, Kenya

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Qatar

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Arabic: ??? ???? ??????), formerly Stephen Cherono (born October 15, 1982), is a steeplechase runner.
He was born in Keiyo, Kenya but now he represents Qatar.
He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre steeplechase.
He is a two time World Champion in the event.
His older brother Abraham Cherono is also a steeplechase runner. He was the 1999 World Youth Champion in the steeplechase and set a world junior record two years later.
He won the steeplechase at the 2002 Commonwealth Games for Kenya but switched allegiance to Qatar in 2003.
That year he became world champion in the event, although a dispute with the Kenyan Athletics Federation meant he was ineligible to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He defeated that year's Olympic champion, Ezekiel Kemboi, a month later with a world record run of 7:53.63 minutes. In the 2006 season he took the 3000 metres silver medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also set a number of Asian records.
He completed a 5000 m/steeplechase double at the 2006 IAAF World Cup.
Serious injuries ruled him out from late 2006 to 2008.
He returned in 2009 and 2010 but failed to reach the same level of performance and retired from the sport.