Kenyan Olympic trailblazer Chumo dies
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Kenyan athletics pioneer Wilson Kiprugut Chumo holds his medals. (PHOTO/Courtesy)
Wilson Kiprugut Chumo, the first Kenyan man to win an Olympic
medal, has passed on aged 84.
Athletics Kenya (AK) said in a statement that the athletics
icon who bagged bronze in 800m during the 1964 Olympic Games passed away last
evening in Kericho after battling a long illness.
During his trailblazing career, Kiprugut also bagged silver
at the 1966 Commonwealth Games before claiming another silver at the 1968
Olympic Games.
He also won two gold medals at the 1965 All Africa Games held
in Brazzaville, Congo.
Kiprugut's budding talent began to blossom during the East
and Central African Championships where he won three 880-yard titles.
"Our sincere condolences go out to the family, friends,
and all Kenyan sports stakeholders. We will surely miss the presence of a truly
loveable and kind person who selflessly made the country proud on the global
stage," AK said.
To honour his contribution to the sport, the County
Government of Kericho had proposed the renaming of the Kericho Green Stadium.
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