William Sigei
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 set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.
As of 2021[update], 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
[edit]- ^ "IAAF: 100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2018 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
External links
[edit]- William Sigei at World Athletics
- Okoth, Omulo (17 March 2007). "A Kenyan XC legend - William Sigei". IAAF. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Bomet County
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Kenyan male cross country runners
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