Wilson Kiprugut, athlete who in 1964 won Kenya's first Olympic medal – obituary
He always maintained that a push by another athlete restricted him to bronze in Tokyo
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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He always maintained that a push by another athlete restricted him to bronze in Tokyo
Wilson Kiprugut, Kenya's first Olympic medallist, has been hailed as a pioneer following his death at the age of 84.
Wilson Kiprugut, the first Kenyan to win an Olympic medal and a pioneer of the country's track success, has died aged 84.
"Chuma was one of those athletes who put Kenya on the world map. This is a sad day for the country and for the world of athletics. He was an extraordinary man,"
The unsponsored Korir used a huge final 200 to win after Canada's Marco Arop led most of the way.