Samson Kimobwa (15 September 1955 – 16 January 2013[1]) was a runner from Kenya. He set a 10000 metres world record of 27:30.5 (27:30.47) on 30 June 1977 in Helsinki, Finland. The record was broken the following year by his compatriot Henry Rono. Before Kimobwa, the record was held by David Bedford of Great Britain.
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Kimobwa was a three-time Pac-10 champion.[2] He also won the 10000 metres at the NCAA Division I championships in 1977.[3] In 1977 he finished third at the AAA Championships.[4] He was one of several Kenyan Runners who went to the Washington State University in the late-1970s.
After his running career, he became a schoolteacher and coached athletes like Ismael Kirui[5] and Boaz Cheboiywo.[6]
Kimobwa died aged 57 in a Nairobi hospital on Wednesday 16 January 2013, after being admitted the previous day with a stomach ailment.[7]
References
edit- ^ Athletics-Former 10,000 metres world record holder Kimobwa dies. Eurosport (18 January 2013)
- ^ 04 TF Guide. (PDF) . Retrieved on 27 July 2017.
- ^ Info Hub : NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Champions. Trackshark.com. Retrieved on 27 July 2017.
- ^ gbrathletics.com: AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
- ^ 1997 World Indoor Championships KIRUI Ismael (KEN) Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HOW BOAZ BECAME THE WORLD’S-BEST COLLEGE RUNNER
- ^ Deaths of distance runners Samson Kimobwa and Abderahim Goumri. Iaaf.org (20 January 2013). Retrieved on 2017-07-27.
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