ATHLETE

Wilson Kipketer

1972 - Today

Photo of Wilson Kipketer

Icon of person Wilson Kipketer

Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. With a personal best of 1:41.11, Kipketer is tied with Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the second fastest of all time over the 800 meter distance, behind David Rudisha. Kipketer set the world record and broke his own record two more times, all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Wilson Kipketer is the 539th most popular athlete (up from 1,030th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 24th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Wilson Kipketer by language

Loading...

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilson Kipketer ranks 539 out of 6,025. Before him are Ilona Slupianek, Carl Bertilsson, Iván Pedroso, Vyacheslav Ivanov, John Mikaelsson, and Charles Winckler. After him are Ernst Schultz, Ursula Happe, Vladimir Morozov, Louis Glineur, Morris Kirksey, and Percy Hodge.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Wilson Kipketer ranks 147. Before him are Mykhailo Podolyak, Victor Ponta, Lhasa de Sela, Paul Gray, Iván Pedroso, and Viorel Moldovan. After him are Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, Jenny Berggren, Kim Joo-hyuk, Sarah Rafferty, Mili Avital, and Henrique Capriles.

Others Born in 1972

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Wilson Kipketer ranks 20 out of 150. Before him are Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Philippa Gregory (1954), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), Chris Froome (1985), and Zena Marshall (1926). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Raila Odinga (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), John Njue (1944), Charles Asati (1946), and Philip Waruinge (1945).

Others born in Kenya

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Wilson Kipketer ranks 3. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940), and Eliud Kipchoge (1984). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), Charles Asati (1946), Philip Waruinge (1945), Julius Sang (1946), Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Yang Hao (null).

Kenyan born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous