Kip Keino Gallery

Kipchoge Keino’s Bio

Name:	Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino
Date of birth:	17 January, 1940
Place of birth:	Kipsamo, Nandi County
Nationality:	Kenyan
Sport:	Track and field
Disciplines:	800m to 10,000m
Sports leadership positions held: President, National Olympic Committee of Kenya (1999-2017); Member, International Olympic Committee (2000- 2010); Honorary Member (since 2011); Member of the following IOC Commissions: Athletes’ (1982-2000), Olympic Solidarity (1983-2001), Coordination for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (2002-2008); Culture and Olympic Education (2009); Chef de Mission, Team Kenya (Commonwealth Games 1994 in Victoria, Canada and Olympic Games in Atlanta, 1996).
Honours: Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Egerton University; Honorary Doctorate of Law, Bristol University, United Kingdom; Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); Order of the Burning Spear (OBS); Olympic Order (2011); The Olympic Laurel (2016).
Coaching: Kenyan team at the Olympic Games in Montreal (1976) and Los Angeles (1984); Brisbane Commonwealth Games (1982); All Africa Games in Nairobi (1987); World Championships in Rome (1987).