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”’William Cheruiyot Sigei”’ (born 11 October 1969 in Cheboi’ngong’ village, just outside Kapsimotwo village, [[Bomet]], [[Kenya]]) is a former [[Kenya]]n long-distance runner who won the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] in [[1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1993]] and [[1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1994]]. In 1994 he set a new [[World record progression 10000 metres men|world record]] over [[10,000 metres]] in [[Oslo]] with 26:52.23 minutes. |
”’William Cheruiyot Sigei”’ (born 11 October 1969 in Cheboi’ngong’ village, just outside Kapsimotwo village, [[Bomet]], [[Kenya]]) is a former [[Kenya]]n long-distance runner who won the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]] in [[1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1993]] and [[1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1994]]. In 1994 he set a new [[World record progression 10000 metres men|world record]] over [[10,000 metres]] in [[Oslo]] with 26:52.23 minutes. |
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Kenyan long-distance runner
William Cheruiyot Sigei (born 11 October 1969 in Cheboi’ngong’ village, just outside Kapsimotwo village, Bomet, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.
As of 2021[update], he is ranked thirty seventh of all times over 10,000 metres. The current world record is 26:11.00 minutes, and belongs to Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda.[1]
