Wilson Waigwa (born February 15, 1949) is a Kenyan long distance and middle-distance runner. He competed for Kenya in the 5,000 meters at the 1984 Olympics.[1] He also competed for Kenya at the 1987 World Indoor Championships and the 1984 World Cross Country Championships.

While competing for the University of Texas, El Paso he won the 1977 NCAA Championship in the 1,500 meters. He first broke 4 minutes for the mile on February 15, 1974[2] and was a formidable world class miler for more than a decade. His personal record was 3:50.73 set at the end of the 1983 season in Koblenz, Germany. More than 3 decades later it still ranks as #88 on the all-time list[3] at the time he was running he was in the top dozen.

References

  1. ↑ "Wilson Waigwa Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ↑ Times, Neil Amdur; Special to The New York (1974-04-28). "Waldrop Takes Mile in 3:53.2". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "IAAF: One Mile - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2018-05-02.


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