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Paul Kipkoech

1963 - 1995

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Paul Kipkoech (January 6, 1963 – March 16, 1995) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987. Kipkoech was born in Kapsabet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Kipkoech has received more than 20,642 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paul Kipkoech is the 2,630th most popular athlete (down from 2,051st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Kipkoech ranks 2,630 out of 6,025. Before him are Mihály Fülöp, Joachim Kunz, Adam Nelson, Giovanni Evangelisti, Jerzy Rybicki, and Carlos Girón. After him are Robert Wangila, Tomi Poikolainen, Luciana Aymar, Conn Findlay, Osleidys Menéndez, and Manuela Machado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Paul Kipkoech ranks 711. Before him are Sabina Guzzanti, Sven Andersson, Brian McClair, Lou, Shawn Lane, and Waldemar Legień. After him are Manuela Machado, Wouter Bos, Helen Sharman, Olga Chernyavskaya, Charles Oakley, and Giovanni Francini. Among people deceased in 1995, Paul Kipkoech ranks 326. Before him are Albert Hackett, Tor Ulven, Alex Groza, Alan Bush, Charles L. Veach, and Mary Beth Hughes. After him are Stuart Milner-Barry, Chuck Stevenson, James Merrill, Genevieve Tobin, Gale Gordon, and Kay Aldridge.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Paul Kipkoech ranks 55 out of 150. Before him are Yobes Ondieki (1961), Gurinder Chadha (1960), Michael Olunga (1994), Daniel Komen (1976), Julius Korir (1960), and Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982). After him are Robert Wangila (1967), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Noah Ngeny (1978), Paddy Lowe (1962), Benjamin Limo (1974), and Tom Mboya (1930).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Paul Kipkoech ranks 33. Before him are Bernard Lagat (1974), Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), Yobes Ondieki (1961), Daniel Komen (1976), Julius Korir (1960), and Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982). After him are Robert Wangila (1967), Catherine Ndereba (1972), Noah Ngeny (1978), Benjamin Limo (1974), Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), and Joseph Keter (1969).

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