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| Men'sAthletics | ||
Representing Kenya | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1992 Barcelona | 3000 m steeplechase |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 1990 Plovdiv | 3000 m steeplechase |
 | 1988 Sudbury | 3000m steeplechase |
Matthew Kiprotich Birir (born 5 July 1972) is a formerathlete fromKenya and a winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born inEldama Ravine, Matthew Birir started running, when he attended the famousSt. Patrick's High School inIten, which has produced many great Kenyan runners.[2]
At theBarcelonaOlympics, the main favourite wasPatrick Sang. At the Olympic final, it was soon clear, that all the medals are going to Kenya. At the last lap, the 20-year-old Birir outsprinted his older countryman Sang to win a gold 0.69 seconds ahead of latter.
At the1993 World Championships Birir was fourth, behindItalianAlessandro Lambruschini, who repeated this feat three years later at the1996 Summer Olympics, where Birir had to settle again for fourth place.
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| 4000 m |
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| 2590 m |
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| 3200 m | |
| 3460 m | |
| 3000 m |
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World U20 Champions in men'ssteeplechase | |
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