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10 june 2015 kipsamo , nandi , rift valley , kenya 66 kg 173 cm men 's athletics 17 january 1940 file :14 -01 -10 - tbh-012-kipchoge-keino . jpg kipchoge keino
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kipchoge keino

kipchoge hezekiah `` kip '' keino -lrb- born 17 january 1940 -rrb- , chairman of the kenyan olympic committee -lrb- koc -rrb- , is a retired kenyan track and field athlete and two-time olympic gold medalist .
kip keino was among the first in a long line of successful middle and long distance runners to come from the country and has helped and inspired many of his fellow countrymen and women to become the athletics force that they are today .
in 2012 , he was of one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the international association of athletics federations hall of fame .
