John Kibowen
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing Kenya | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 2001 Edmonton | 5000 m |
John Kipkemboi Kibowen (born 21 April 1969 in Changach, southern Keiyo District), is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.
Kibowen won the gold medal in the short race at the 1998 and 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and finished second in 2003. He won a bronze at the 2001 World Championships and a silver at the 2003 World Athletics Final, finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships and sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships.[citation needed ]
He won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands three times a row: 2003, 2004, 2005.[1] [citation needed ]
Kibowen is currently based at the PACE Sports Management training camp in Kaptagat.[citation needed ]
References
[edit ]- ^ Arrs.net: List of Parelloop winners
External links
[edit ]- John Kibowen at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
- Okoth, Omulo (22 March 2007). "A Kenyan XC legend - John Kibowen". IAAF. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
- 1969 births
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- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners
- African Games bronze medalists for Kenya
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Kenyan male cross country runners
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
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