The photo above shows William Chirchir (695) sprinting towards the finishing
line to take the 1,500 metres silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games,
in Manchester.
In 1998 William won the World Junior 800 metres Championships in Annecy,
France with a time of 1:47.23. In 2001 he finished 4th in the 1,500 metres at the
World Championships in Edmonton.
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Men's 1,500m Final
2002 Commonwealth Games
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| 1 Mike East |
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Eng |
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3: 37.35 |
| 2 William CHIRCHIR |
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Ken |
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3: 37.70 |
| 3 Youcef Abdi |
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Aus |
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3: 37.77 |
| 4 Anthony Whiteman |
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Eng |
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3: 38.04 |
| 5 Graham Hood |
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Can |
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3: 38.08 |
| 6 Julius Achon |
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Uga |
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3: 38.33 |
| 7 Kevin Sullivan |
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Can |
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3: 40.95 |
| 8 Tom Mayo |
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Eng |
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3: 41.70 |
PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
800 Metres 1:43.33 Bruxelles 03 SEP 1999
1000 Metres 2:14.99 Nice 17 JUL 1999
1500 Metres 3:29.29 Bruxelles 24 AUG 2001
One Mile 3:47.94 Oslo 28 JUL 2000
3000 Metres 7:55.78
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
800 METRES .
2008 1:50.05 Brazzaville 01 JUN
2007 1:50.22 Herrera 19 MAY
2005 1:45.88 Nairobi 07 MAY
2004 1:44.65 Lappeenranta 25 JUL
2003 1:45.14 Oslo 27 JUN
2001 1:44.02 Lausanne 04 JUL
2000 1:43.84 Lausanne 05 JUL
1999 1:43.33 Bruxelles 03 SEP (PB)
1998 1:44.69 Monaco 08 AUG
1,500 METRES.
2007 3:36.82 Athína 02 JUL
2006 3:39.66 Valencia, ESP 27 MAY
2005 3:32.93 Berlin 04 SEP
2004 3:32.10 Bruxelles 03 SEP
2003 3:31.70 Ostrava 12 JUN
2002 3:30.88 Monaco 19 JUL
2001 3:29.29 Bruxelles 24 AUG (PB)
2000 3:31.02 Monaco 18 AUG
1999 3:36.22 Rehlingen 24 MAY
1998 3:33.24 Zürich 12 AUG
1997 3:35.44 Köln 24 AUG