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{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
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'''Ismael Kirui''' (born 20 February 1975 in [[Kapcherop]], [[Marakwet District]]) is a former [[Kenya]]n long -distance runner who won gold medals over [[5000 metres]] at the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993]] and [[1995 World Championships in Athletics]].
 
His victory in [[Stuttgart]] in 1993 was especially impressive as he was only aged eighteen and led the race from the front for most of the second half. On the final straight he shrugged off an attack from [[Haile GebreselassieGebrselassie]]. His winning time of 13:02.75 minutes was a new World Championships record. He became the youngest world champion, aged 18 years 177 days. TheThat same year he broke the [[World junior records in athletics|World junior record]] in 5000 metres in Zurich by running 13:06.50 .<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=5481|title=Athletics Sportingphotographic encyclopedia, athlete, olympic games, world championship, european championship & hero images by sporting-heroes.net]|website=www.sporting-heroes.net|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref>
His [[gold medal]] in 1995 was won under very different circumstances as the final was run at a slow pace and decided in a sprint.
 
Ismael Kirui is the younger brother of the late [[Richard Chelimo]]. Other relatives include brother [[William Kirui|William "Willy" Kirui]], half-sister [[Catherine Kirui]] and cousins [[Moses Kiptanui]] and [[William Mutwol]]. He is married to [[Rose Cheruiyot]].<ref>[http://www2.iaaf.org/WIC97/bio/m/1425.html World Indoor Championships 1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604182437/http://www2.iaaf.org/WIC97/bio/m/1425.html |date=2011-06-04 }}</ref> He and Cheruiyot completed an unusual married couple's double when they won the men's and women's races, respectively, at the [[Belfast International Cross Country]] in 1995.
 
An accomplished road race runner, Kirui won three consecutive [[Bay to Breakers]] 12K titles, from 1993 to 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kenyan pair wins Bay to Breakers|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19950522&id=lcEzAAAAIBAJ&pg=5475,2917421|work=[[Lodi News-Sentinel]]|date=22 May 1995|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> His first victory in 33:42 set a world road record in that event.
 
==References==
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*{{cite news |first=Omulo |last=Okoth |title=A Kenyan XC legend - Ismael Kirui |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WXC07/news/Kind=2/newsId=38040.html |work=IAAF |date=22 March 2007 |accessdate=2007-03-23 }}▼
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==External links==
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▲*{{cite news |first=Omulo |last=Okoth |title=A Kenyan XC legend - Ismael Kirui |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WXC07history/WXC/season=2007/eventCode=3651/news/news/Kind=2/newsId=38040.html |workpublisher=IAAF |date=22 March 2007 |accessdateaccess-date=2007-03-2312 May 2016}}
 
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