Gideon Chirchir

Gideon Chirchir (born 24 February 1966) is a Kenya former steeplechase athlete.[1][2]

Gideon Chirchir
Personal information
Born (1966-02-24) 24 February 1966
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1994 Victoria3000 m steeplechase
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Harare3000 m steeplechase

Chirchir was a 3000 metres steeplechase silver medalist at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games and 1995 All-Africa Games. At the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Durham, Chirchir was a member of the Kenyan team which claimed a gold medal in the senior men's race. He is now an athletics coach.[3]

References
  1. "Johnson Rebounds With Swift 200; Kennedy Breaks 13 Minutes In 10K". Deseret News. 9 July 1996.
  2. "Kenya: Top Prisons Runners Skip Nairobi Meet". The Standard. AllAfrica. 3 June 2003.
  3. "Team Kenya coaches: We've done our bit". Daily Nation. 4 July 2020.
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