Question about Eliud Kipchoge

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6 years ago 01/21/2018 9:26pm EST

Was Eliud Kipchoge's father a world class runner? I am writing a paper in school about Kipchoge and I was reading this research journal below and was confused by this statement: "There is a birth to recurring traditions where sons of former medalist are making a comeback through their sons and daughters such as Bronze medalist Eliud Kipchoge in Athens in 2004, Gold medalist David Rudisha in London 2012 among others. "

Now I know that David Rudisha's dad was a world class 400m runner. But the only thing I could find concerning Kipchoge was that he was raised on a small farm.

Was his father really a world class runner or am I misinterpreting this quote?

Here is the link to the research paper:

http://www.journalijar.com/uploads/441_IJAR-5804.pdf

The quote from above is located on the second page and in the 3rd to last paragraph.

Thanks

6 years ago 01/22/2018 12:57am EST

re: Coach B.S.

First page of google:

"This is where he grew up with two older brothers and two older sisters brought up in poverty by his mother, a nursery teacher until 1998, who had to educate her children without the help of a husband.

“I never knew my father,” Kipchoge says. “I don’t remember seeing him. He died when I was very young.”"

https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/eliud-kipchoge-still-only-a-rising-star

6 years ago 01/22/2018 1:18am EST

re: Coach B.S.

They might have been confusing him with Asbel Kiprop or somebody

6 years ago 01/22/2018 2:21am EST

re: Coach B.S.

Coach B.S. wrote: Was Eliud Kipchoge's father a world class runner?

Kipchoge's biography on the IAAF website says, "Last born of five children. Parents small-scale farmers."

maybe I'm reading too much into this, but Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea won a bronze medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004, over 10,000m, and his brother (not his father) Kidane Tadese, is also a professional distance runner, so maybe the writer got confused about dynasties of brothers, or something.

Cheers.

6 years ago 01/22/2018 2:43am EST

re: Cottonshirt

Cottonshirt wrote:
Coach B.S. wrote: Was Eliud Kipchoge's father a world class runner?
Kipchoge's biography on the IAAF website says, "Last born of five children. Parents small-scale farmers."
maybe I'm reading too much into this, but Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea won a bronze medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004, over 10,000m, and his brother (not his father) Kidane Tadese, is also a professional distance runner, so maybe the writer got confused about dynasties of brothers, or something.
Cheers.

The Tadeses do not fit the quote at all. Not even close. Terrible suggestion.

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