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6 Kenyan Stars of all time who failed to win Olympic gold
Paul Tergat [Standard]
Some of his iconic performances include 16 victories out of 18 races in 1994 and the fastest time that year- a sub-1:44 that is yet to be matched by any other athlete to date.
Seventeen years since he hanged his spikes, Kipketer is still the second-fastest athlete of all time over 800 metres. During his prime on the track, Kipketer set the world record then later broke his own record, twice, all in 1997.
He was undefeated for three-year consecutive years. He ran eight of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. His was a complete dominance of the distance, a reign that lasted over a decade But despite winning successive World titles in 1995, 1997 and 1999, Kipketer never won an Olympic gold during his career.