January 17 Birthdays

1940
Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, middle-distance runner. Already having made appearances in the 1962 (Perth) Commonwealth Games and the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, in 1965 Kip Keino set a world record of 7:39.6 in the 3,000m and a world record of 13:24.2 in the 5,000m. The following year Keino won gold medals in the mile (3:55.3) and the three-mile run (12:57.4) at the 1966 (Kingston) Commonwealth Games. At the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games he won a silver medal in the 5,000m (14:05.61) and a gold medal in the 1,500m (3:34.91). In the 1970 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 1,500m (3:36.6) and a bronze in the 5,000m (13:27.6). Appearing for the third and final time in the Olympic Games in 1972 (Munich), Keino won a gold medal with a world-record performance in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:23.64) and won a silver medal in the 1,500m (3:36.81).