Also, Richard was the brother of Ismael Kirui, the 1993 (beating
Gebresilassie in a courageous front run and a very early break) and 1995
5000m world champion. They had different family names, presumably because
they were raised by different grandparents (?).
UG
Africans often don't know their own birthdate and a convenient
one is created for administrative convenience
-Original Message-
From: Uri Goldbourt, PhD [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:00 AM
To: Post, Marty
Subject: RE: t-and-f: Richard Chelimo, former 10,000m record
