Wilberforce Talel (born 10 January 1980 in
Marakwet District
Marakwet District is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsowar. The district had a population of 140, 629 people in the 1999 Census. Local people are predominantly of the Marakwet ...
) is runner from
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
. He is a
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...
gold medalist and has competed several times at the
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the In ...
. He is the current
10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...
Commonwealth Games record holder.
International competitions
Personal bests
See also
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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)
This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in men's athletics from 1930 to 2022. In 1970, most track events converted from races measured in yards to near-equivalents measured in metres. The list below treats these as separate e ...
External links
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Posso Sports profile
1980 births
Living people
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male cross country runners
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
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