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{{Short description|Kenyan athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
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| name = Kip Keino
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| caption = Kipchoge Keino in January 2014
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| fullname = Kipchoge Hezekieh Keino<ref name=sports-reference>{{cite web|title=Kip Keino|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/kip-keino-1.html|website=sports-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120200003/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/kip-keino-1.html|archive-date=20 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|1|17|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Kipchoge Keino|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/kipchoge-keino-198551|website=iaaf.org|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]]|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610130842/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/kipchoge-keino-198551|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = Kipsamo, Nandi, Rift Valley, Kenya<ref name=sports-reference/>
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| spouse = [[Phyllis Keino]]
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| olympics = '''1964 Tokyo'''<br />5000 m, 5th <br /> 1500 m, 10th<br />'''1968 Mexico City'''<br />10,000 m, DNF<br />5000 m, {{silver medal}}<br />1500 m, {{gold medal}}<br />'''1972 Munich'''<br />3000 m steeple, {{gold medal}}<br />1500 m, {{silver medal}}
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|'''[[800 m]]:''' 1:46.41 ([[Munich]] [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]])
|'''[[1500 m]]:''' 3:34.91 ([[Mexico City]] [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]])
|'''[[Mile run|Mile]]:''' 3:53.1 ([[Kisumu]]&nbsp;1967)
|'''[[3000 m]]:''' 7:39.6 ([[Helsingborg]] 1965)
|'''[[5000 m]]:''' 13:24.2 ([[Auckland]] 1965)
|'''[[10,000 m]]:''' 28:06.4 ([[Leningrad]] 1968)
|'''[[3000 m steeple]]:''' 8:23.64 (Munich 1972)
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{{MedalSilver | [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|5000 m]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1970 Commonwealth Games|1970 Edinburgh]]|[[Athletics at the 1970 Commonwealth Games|1500 m]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[1970 Commonwealth Games|1970 Edinburgh]]|[[Athletics at the 1970 Commonwealth Games|5000 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[All-Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1965 All-Africa Games|1965 Brazzaville]]| [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|5000 m]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1965 All-Africa Games|1965 Brazzaville]]| [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1973 All-Africa Games|1973 Lagos]] | [[Athletics at the 1973 All-Africa Games|1500 m]]}}
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'''Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino''' is a retired Kenyan [[track and field]] athlete. He was the chairman of the [[Kenyan Olympic Committee]] (KOC) until 29 September 2017. A two-time [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[gold medal]]ist, Keino was among the first in a long line of successful [[Middle distance track event|middle]] and [[Long-distance track event|long]] distance runners to come from the country and has helped and inspired many of his countrymen and women to become the [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] force that they are today. In 2000, he became an honorary  member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://olympics.com/ioc/mr-kipchoge-keino | title=Mr Kipchoge Keino | last= | first= | website=The International Olympic Committee | date= | accessdate=30 August 2021 | archive-date=8 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508055323/https://olympics.com/ioc/mr-kipchoge-keino | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, he was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the [[IAAF Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Hall of Fame|publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/hall-of-fame|access-date=14 January 2015|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102163850/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/hall-of-fame|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life==
Keino was born on 17th January 1940 in Kipsamo, [[Nandi District]], [[Kenya]]. His name, ''Kipchoge'', is a [[Naandi language|Nandi language]] expression for "born near the grain storage shed."<ref>{{cite web | publisher= International Association of Athletics Federations | date= 9 March 2006 | website= iaaf.org | url= http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=27397.html | title= Focus on Africa : Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | access-date= 16 June 2008 | archive-date= 23 October 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121023025310/http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=27397.html | url-status= dead }}</ref> His parents died when he was a youngster and he was raised by an aunt. After finishing school, he joined the [[Kenya Police]].<ref name="heart">[http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=39&newsid=105311 Legendary runner with a heart of gold]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Daily Nation'', 27 August 2007.</ref> Before taking up [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], he played [[rugby union|rugby]].<ref>[http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/-/1106/562876/-/y7tgsiz/-/index.html "Kip roots for 'Olympic Sevens'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109054428/http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/-/1106/562876/-/y7tgsiz/-/index.html |date=9 January 2018 }}, ''Daily Nation'', 23 April 2009.</ref>

[[File:Kipchoge Keino (1972).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kipchoge Keino (1972)]]

==Athletic career==
He began his international career at the [[1962 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia where he came eleventh in the three miles. At the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] he finished fifth in 5000 m and just missed qualification for the 1500 m final.

On 27 August 1965, Keino lowered the 3000 m [[world record]] by over 6 seconds to 7:39.6 in his first attempt at the distance. He won two gold medals (1500 and 5000 metres) at the [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|inaugural All-Africa Games]]. Later in that year, he broke the 5000 m world record held by [[Ron Clarke]], clocking 13:24.2. At the [[1966 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], he won both the [[mile run]] and three-mile run. In the next Commonwealth Games, Keino won the 1500 metres and was third in the 5000 metres.

At the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], he won the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 metres]] gold medal (defeating [[United States|American]] favourite and world record holder [[Jim Ryun]] by 20 metres, the largest winning margin in the history of the event)<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/06/03/olympics.keino/index.html Kipchoge Keino] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817225659/http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/06/03/olympics.keino/index.html |date=17 August 2016 }}, [[CNN]].com, 23 June 2004.</ref> and [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 m]] [[silver medal]]. Four years later, he won the 3000 metres steeplechase gold and 1500 metres silver at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. Keino was the [[List of flag bearers for Kenya at the Olympics|flag bearer for Kenya]] in the [[1964 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations|1964 Summer Olympics]] and the [[1972 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations|1972 Summer Olympics]] opening ceremonies.<ref name="Olympedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=KEN |title=Flagbearers for Kenya |website=www.olympedia.org |publisher=[[OlyMADMen]] |access-date=30 December 2023 |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429111039/https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=KEN |url-status=live }}</ref> Keino retired in 1973.<ref name="heart"/> He is on the cover of the October 1968 issue of ''[[Track and Field News]]'', the first issue following the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/28-covers/136-past-covers-1967| website= TrackandFieldNews.com| title= 1969 Covers (18-issue year)| access-date= 7 August 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212328/https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/28-covers/136-past-covers-1967| archive-date= 3 March 2016| url-status= dead}}</ref> He shared the cover of the September 1969 issue with [[Naftali Bon]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/28-covers/137-past-covers-1967| website= TrackandFieldNews.com| title= 1968 Covers (17-issue year)| access-date= 7 August 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034405/https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/28-covers/137-past-covers-1967| archive-date= 4 March 2016| url-status= dead}}</ref>

==After athletics==
* With his wife, [[Phyllis Keino]], he has dedicated significant efforts to humanitarian work in Eldoret, Kenya. They have established the Lewa Children's Home for orphans, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160816031425/http://africanrelief.org/2005/12/16/kip-keino-school-eldoret/ KipKeino Primary School] in 1999, and the Kip Keino Secondary School in 2009.<ref name="Herald">{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13154090.Keino_s_remarkable_legacy_runs_deep_in_the_Rift_Valley/|title=Keino's remarkable legacy runs deep in the Rift Valley|website=HeraldScotland|date=5 April 2014|language=en|access-date=2018-05-02|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821011834/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13154090.Keino_s_remarkable_legacy_runs_deep_in_the_Rift_Valley/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* For his work with orphans, he shared ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine's "[[Sportsman of the Year|Sportsmen and Sportswomen of the Year]]" award in 1987 with seven others, characterized as "Athletes Who Care". In 1996, [[Kipchoge Keino Stadium]] in Eldoret was named after him.<ref name="heart" />
* In 2007, he was made an honorary Doctor of Law by the [[University of Bristol]].<ref>{{cite web| publisher= University of Bristol| date= 17 July 2007| url= http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2007/5538.html| title= Honorary degrees awarded today| access-date= 27 August 2007| archive-date= 25 October 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071025230545/http://www.runningtimes.com/rt/articles/?id=4603&c=132| url-status= live}}</ref> Earlier, [[Egerton University]] in [[Nakuru]] had awarded him an honorary degree. In July 2012, he received further recognition from the City of Bristol after the Kenyan Olympic Committee, under his presidency, made Bristol the training base for its athletes in preparation for the [[London 2012 Olympics]]. In 2012, Kipchoge Keino was among the inductees in the IAAF<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Association-of-Athletics-Federations|title=International Association of Athletics Federations {{!}} international sports organization|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07|archive-date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422170144/https://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Association-of-Athletics-Federations|url-status=live}}</ref> Hall of fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kip-Keino|title=Kip Keino {{!}} Kenyan athlete|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717152717/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kip-Keino|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Bristol City Council]] awarded him freedom of the city, making him the first to receive this honour from Bristol since [[Sir Winston Churchill]]<ref name="heart" />
* On 5 August 2016, at the [[2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Olympic opening ceremony]] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Keino was awarded the first [[Olympic Laurel]], for outstanding service to the Olympic movement.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/the-latest-keino-gives-heartfelt-speech-after-olympic-award/article_e6c31e30-bf63-597c-a670-c9a5ae0dcc00.html | title=The Latest: Keino gives heartfelt speech after Olympic award | newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star | agency=Associated Press | date=5 August 2016 | access-date=5 August 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820154535/http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/the-latest-keino-gives-heartfelt-speech-after-olympic-award/article_e6c31e30-bf63-597c-a670-c9a5ae0dcc00.html | archive-date=20 August 2016}}</ref>
* On 14 May 2021, Jovian asteroid [[39285 Kipkeino]], discovered by astronomers at [[Spacewatch]] in 1997, was {{MoMP|39285|named in his honour}}.<ref name="WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive" />

==Personal life==
Keino resides on a farm in [[Eldoret]], Kenya where he controls and runs a [[charitable organization]] for orphans. He is married to Phyllis Keino.

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Sport of athletics}}

==References==
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<ref name="WGSBN-Bulletin-Archive">{{cite web
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  |accessdate       = 16 May 2021
  |archive-date       = 17 May 2021
  |archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20210517010824/https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/index.html
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  }} ([https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/V001/WGSBNBull_V001_001.pdf Bulletin #1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125112611/https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/V001/WGSBNBull_V001_001.pdf |date=25 January 2023 }})</ref>

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==External links==
* https://kipkeinofoundation.org/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131082607/https://kipkeinofoundation.org/ |date=31 January 2023 }}
* [http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2008/08/09/beijing-dazzles-chinese-history-athletes-on-parade-as-olympics-begin/ Beijing 2008 dazzles, as we 'flashback' to the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and a triumphant Kipchoge Keino] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811231440/http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2008/08/09/beijing-dazzles-chinese-history-athletes-on-parade-as-olympics-begin/ |date=11 August 2008 }}, Posted On: 2008-08-08.
* {{YouTube|P6Lo7A9y9pU|Video of 1968 Olympic 1500 final}}
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