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Kipchoge “Kip” Keino
Inducted: 1996
Induction Class: Bonnie Blair
(Speed Skating), Kip Keino (Track
& Field), Pat McCormick (Diving)
Sport: Olympic Games (Athletics)
Years Active: 1962-1972
Born: Jan. 17, 1940
Birthplace: Kipsamo, Kenya
Community Focus: Education, Children & Youth
Foundation: Kip Keino Foundation
Distance runner Kipchoge “Kip” Keino, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time Olympic silver medalist at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games. The native Kenyan has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for youth and others in his native county. Keino was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 1996, which included Olympic speeskater Bonnie Blair, and Olympic diver Pat McCormick.
Keino can be considered largely responsible for setting the stage for a long line of successful Kenyan runners. He competed in the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics, finishing with two gold medals (1968 1500m and 1972 3000m steeplechase) and two silver medals (1968 5000m and 1972 1500m).
After retiring from competitive running, Keino founded the Kip Keino Foundation, an organization committed to improving the quality of life for the people of his native Kenya. Out of the Foundation came the Kip Keino School in Eldoret, Kenya, which provides an education for some 300 underprivileged Kenyan children. Today Keino lives in Western Kenya, where he is involved in the running of the school. He is also the president of the Kenyan Olympic Committee.