Reuben Chesang
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Reuben Chesang (born 22 December 1962) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/54077 Reuben Chesang at All Athletics]. Retrieved 2 July 2013
He now lives and trains in Allen, Texas, having lived in several other locations in the United States. Aged 37 he competed in his first marathon and he has since won the Pittsburgh, Mexico City, Hartford, Connecticut and Richmond, Virginia marathons and in 2012 he was still categorized as an elite athlete for the Boston Marathon.[http://www.flotrack.org/article/11630-ELITE-FIELDS-2012-Boston-Marathon Elite Fields 2012 Boston Marathon]. Retrieved 2 July 2013
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Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
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Category:African Games silver medalists for Kenya
Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:African Games athletes for Kenya
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games
Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
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