David Chelule
{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
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David Chelule (born 7 July 1977) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon, having run the 5000 and 10,000 metres earlier in his career.
His cousin Julius also participated at the World Junior Championships in Sydney, and won a gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Achievements
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colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}} |
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1994
|19th (h) |5000m |
rowspan=2|1996
|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Sydney, Australia |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |5000 m |
bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|10,000 m |
1999
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |10,000 m |
2000
|5th |5000 m |
=Personal bests=
- 3000 metres - 7:37.36 min (1999)
- 5000 metres - 12:57.79 min (1999)
- 10,000 metres - 27:32.18 min (1996)
- Half marathon - 1:02:08 hrs (2000)
External links
- {{World Athletics||name=David Chelule}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102152949/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/david-chelule-1.html sports-reference]
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Category:Kenyan male long-distance runners
Category:Kenyan male steeplechase runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya
Category:African Games silver medalists for Kenya
Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Kenyan male cross country runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
Category:20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
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