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As a teenager, Kipketer was first noticed by 1968 and 1972 Olympic champion Kip Keino. Keino suggested Kipketer attend the catholic St. Patrick's High School in Iten that was famous for bringing up young runners.

In 1990, Kipketer travelled to DenmarkKongeriget Danmark ( In Detail) Motto of the Queen: Guds hjaelp, Folkets kaerlighed, Danmarks styrke (English: God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength) Official language Danish Capital Copenhagen Kobenhavn Monarch Margrethe II Prime Ministe as a foreign exchange studentAn exchange student is a student (almost always of high school age) who temporarily goes abroad and lives with a host family in a foreign country, and attend school there. That host family often also sends a child of theirs abroad, usually to the same cou, studying electronic engineering at the Copenhagen University. He liked Denmark so much that he applied for Danish citizenshipCitizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now a state), and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen . It is largely coterminous with nationality, although it is possib. Kipketer competed for Denmark in the 1995 World ChampionshipsThe 1995 World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13. Medal Winners Medal table by country Track Field See. It was there that he claimed his first World ChampionshipThe World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It is the largest event in the world after the Olympic Games, and the Football World Cup finals. Originally, it was organised every four title in the 800 metres.

However, Kipketer was not a full citizen, and in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan the International Olympic Committee disallowed him from competing for Denmark in the Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA.

In 1997 Kipketer gained international recognition when he tied Sebastian Coe's World Record for the 800 metres. He went on to break the record two times that year, the second time running 1 minute 41.11 seconds. The same year saw him winning 800m gold at the Indoor World Championships in Paris, France with an indoor world record time of 1:42.67 and the 1997 World Championships in Athletics at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece.

The following season, Kipketer contracted malaria and was unable to race. But he came back in 1999 by finishing second at the Indoor World Championships and bettering that with a gold medal at the World Championship. Then in 2000, he broke the world indoor record in the 1000 metres by running a 2:14.96. In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Kipketer took silver in the 800 metres.

Despite fighting injuries, Kipketer continued to compete through the 2003 season gaining a silver medal at the Indoor World Championships at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England but only managing fourth place at the World Championships later that year.

He married his Danish girlfriend Pernille in 2000.