Reuben Chesang
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Representing  Kenya
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1994 Victoria | 1500 m |
Reuben Chesang (born 22 December 1962) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
He now lives and trains in Allen, Texas, having lived in several other locations in the United States. Aged 37 he competed in his first marathon and he has since won the Pittsburgh, Mexico City, Hartford, Connecticut and Richmond, Virginia marathons and in 2012 he was still categorized as an elite athlete for the Boston Marathon.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Reuben Chesang at All Athletics. Retrieved 2 July 2013
- ^ Elite Fields 2012 Boston Marathon. Retrieved 2 July 2013
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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| 1 mile (1930–1966) |
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| 1500 metres (1970–present) |
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