Kip Keino

Kenyan athlete

Kip Keino is a Kenyan athlete, born in Nandi County in 1940.

His honours include Silver Olympic Order and Olympic Laurel. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Within athletics, Kip Keino is remembered for a record that stands up against anything his generation produced.

The public record credits Kip Keino with 3 Olympic Games and 2 recorded honours. Athletics is the oldest measured sport there is, and its records are the closest thing sport has to objective truth.

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