William Sigei
William Cheruiyot Sigei (born 11 October 1969 in Cheboi'ngong' village, just outside Kapsimotwo village, Bomet, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.
As of 2021, he is ranked thirty seventh of all times over 10,000 metres. The current world record is 26:11.00 minutes, and belongs to Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda.[1]
References
- ^ "IAAF: 100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2018 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
External links
- William Sigei at World Athletics
- Okoth, Omulo (17 March 2007). "A Kenyan XC legend - William Sigei". IAAF. Retrieved 2007-03-19.