Gideon Gathimba
Gideon Gathimba (born March 9, 1980 ) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner .
In 2008 he ran his best time over 1500 m on June 14th in Rabat with 3: 33.63 min . Over the same distance, he finished fourth in the World Athletics Finals .
On September 4th, 2009 he was part of a Kenyan quartet ( William Biwott Tanui , Gathimba, Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono , Augustine Kiprono Choge ), which in Brussels broke the 32-year-old world record of the Germans Karl Fleschen , Thomas Wessinghage , Harald Hudak and Michael Lederer broke in the 4 x 1,500 meter relay race .
Web links
- Gideon Gathimba in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Oldest World record goes down in Brussels as Kenya dominates 4x1500 - ÅF Golden League ( Memento from September 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). September 4, 2009
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| SURNAME | Gathimba, Gideon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1980 |