Kip Keino

Summary

Kip Keino is a human^[1]. Born in Nandi County^[2], he… he was born on +1940-01-17T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a long-distance runner^[4], middle-distance runner^[5], and athletics competitor^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,205 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Kip Keino was born in Nandi County^[2].
• Kip Keino was born on +1940-01-17T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Kip Keino held citizenship in Kenya^[8].
• Kip Keino's professions included long-distance runner^[4].
• Kip Keino's professions included middle-distance runner^[5].
• Kip Keino's professions included athletics competitor^[6].
• Kip Keino received the Silver Olympic Order^[9].
• Kip Keino received the Olympic Laurel^[10].
• Kip Keino received the Silver Olympic Order^[11].
• Kip Keino was a member of International Olympic Committee^[12].
• Kip Keino's image is recorded as 14-01-10-tbh-012-kipchoge-keino.jpg^[13].
• Kip Keino is recorded as male^[14].
• Kip Keino's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Kip Keino's ISNI is recorded as 0000000033603992^[16].
• Kip Keino's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45956544^[17].
• Kip Keino's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92044376^[18].
• Kip Keino's Commons category is recorded as Kipchoge Keino^[19].
• Kip Keino's sport is recorded as athletics^[20].
• Kip Keino's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04d1f^[21].
• Kip Keino's family name is recorded as Keino^[22].
• Kip Keino's given name is recorded as Kipchoge^[23].
• Kip Keino's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14358386^[24].
• Kip Keino's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000051739^[25].
• Kip Keino's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography^[26].
• Kip Keino's described by source is recorded as Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nandi County^[2], Kip Keino… he was born on +1940-01-17T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner^[4], middle-distance runner^[5], and athletics competitor^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Olympic Order^[9], a grade of an order^[28] and Olympic Laurel^[10], a prize^[29], founded in 2016^[30].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kip Keino include 39285 Kipkeino^[31], an asteroid^[32].

Why It Matters

Kip Keino ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,205 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for him include 39285 Kipkeino^[31], an asteroid^[32].

FAQs

Where was Kip Keino born?

Kip Keino's place of birth was Nandi County^[2].

What did Kip Keino do for work?

Kip Keino worked as long-distance runner^[4], middle-distance runner^[5], and athletics competitor^[6].

What awards did Kip Keino receive?

Honors received include Silver Olympic Order^[9], Olympic Laurel^[10], and Silver Olympic Order^[11].