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'''Wilson Kosgei Kipketer''' (born 12 December 1970)1972 is a [[Denmark|Danish]] former [[Middle distance track event|middle distance]] [[running|runner]]. He is the second fastest of all time over [[800 meters]], setting the world record and breaking his own record two more times all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. He won gold medals in three successive editions of the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics]]. Though unable to compete in the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]] near the peak of his career, he earned [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|silver]] in [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|bronze]] in [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]. Kipketer's 800 meters world record stood for almost 13 years. It was surpassed on 22 August 2010, when [[David Rudisha]] beat it by 0.02 seconds, running 1:41.09. Rudisha would eventually go on to further lower the 800m world record to the first and only sub one minute 41 second run. Kipketer still currently holds the indoor [[World indoor record|world record]] for the [[800 metres]].
Kipketer represented both [[Sparta (Athletic club)|Sparta]] and [[Københavns Idrætsforening|KIF]] during his running career.
