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The main photo above shows Saif Saeed Shaheen clearing the water jump
during the heats of the mens 3000m Steeplechase at the 2005 World
Championships in Helsinki. The inset picture shows Shaheen leading the
way into the final straight and on his way to victory in the final, thus
defending the tile he had won two years previously in Paris.
The other
two athletes in shot are Ezekiel Kemboi (557) and Brimin Kipruto (622),
who finished second and fourth respectively. Kenya's Brimin Kipruto (out
of shot) won the bronze, pipping Boulami by just two hundredths of a
second.
Shaheen retired from international competition in February 2016. He cited a long-term achilles tendon injury as the cause of his retirement. Shaheen returned to live in Eldoret, Kenya to run a family business.
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Men's 3000m. Steeplechase Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Saif Saeed SHAHEEN |
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QAT |
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8: 13.31 |
| 2. Ezekiel KEMBOI |
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KEN |
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8: 14.95 |
| 3. Brimin KIPRUTO |
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KEN |
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8: 15.30 |
| 4. Brahim BOULAMI |
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MAR |
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8: 15.32 |
| 5. Simon VROEMEN |
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NED |
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8: 16.76 |
| 6. Antonio David JIMENEZ |
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ESP |
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8: 17.69 |
| 7. Paul Kipsiele KOECH |
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KEN |
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8: 19.14 |
| 8. Bouabdallah TAHRI |
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FRA |
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8: 19.96 |
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Images George Herringshaw 26th. August 2003. ©
The pictures above show Saif Saaeed Shaheen during the final of the 3000m Steeplechase at the
2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris. He took the Gold medal in a time of 8: 04.39
to add to the Gold he won at the 2002 Commonwealth Games when competing for Kenya
under his former name of Stephen Cherono.
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Men's 3000m. Steeplechase Final
2003 World Champs.
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| 1. Saif Saaeed SHAHEEN |
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QAT |
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8: 04.39 |
| 2. Ezekiel KEMBOI |
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KEN |
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8: 05.11 |
| 3. Eliseo MARTIN |
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ESP |
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8: 09.09 |
| 4. Bouabdallah TAHRI |
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FRA |
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8: 10.65 |
| 5. Abraham CHERONO |
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KEN |
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8: 13.37 |
| 6. Luis Miguel MARTIN |
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ESP |
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8: 13.52 |
| 7. Simon VROEMEN |
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NED |
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8: 13.71 |
| 8. Jose Luis BLANCO |
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ESP |
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8: 17.16 |
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2010 8:09.63 Zürich 19 AUG
2006 7:56.32 Athína 03 JUL
2005 7:55.51 Bruxelles 26 AUG
2004 7:53.63 Bruxelles 03 SEP (Personal best and World Record)
2003 7:57.38 Monaco 14 SEP
2002 7:58.10 Monaco 19 JUL
2001 7:58.66 Bruxelles 24 AUG
PERSONAL BEST TIMES:
1500 Metres 3:33.51 Berlin 03 SEP 2006
2000 Metres 5:03.06 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 17 JUN 2001
3000 Metres 7:32.46 Doha 08 MAY 2009
Two Miles 8:18.80 London 07 AUG 1999
5000 Metres 12:48.81 Ostrava 12 JUN 2003
10 Kilometres 28:05 Portsmouth 24 OCT 2010
15 Kilometres 43:22 Portsmouth 24 OCT 2010
2000m St Cha 5:14.53 Doha 13 MAY 2005
3000m St Cha. 7:53.63 Bruxelles 03 SEP 2004