William Chirchir (born 6 February 1979, in Bomet) is a Kenyan runner ( Kipsigis tribe) who specializes in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He is a former holder of the world junior record over the distance with 3:33.24 minutes from 1998.

Achievements

Personal bests

* 800 metres - 1:43.33 min (1999) *

- 3:29.29 min (2001) *One mile - 3:47.94 min (2000) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

- 7:55.78 min (1998)

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1979 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes of Kenya Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub