Did anyone see the results of the recent IAAF track meet? Daniel Komen ran 3:30.77. But, is this the same Daniel Komen who still holds the 3k and 2 mile world records? I thought he was fairly over the hill. A little help, please! Tinman
Did anyone see the results of the recent IAAF track meet? Daniel Komen ran 3:30.77. But, is this the same Daniel Komen who still holds the 3k and 2 mile world records? I thought he was fairly over the hill. A little help, please! Tinman
No, different ages for these two.
Already been addressed in a couple of other threads too- no it is not the same guy. They share first and last, but not middle names. I don't remember what either of them are, but they are different people.
The Daniel Komen you are thinking of was born: 5/17/1976
The Daniel Komen who ran in Qatar was born: 11/27/1984 and his full name is Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
It's not him, but the other Komen's PB was 3:29.46, so it would have been a great time for him.
Thanks guys! I was wondering what was going on. I though Daniel Komen hadn't run fast in at least 5 years. Tinman
He tried for the world record at least 20 times from 1996-1998.
He was also not actually "20 years old" as all the Eurosport announcers loved to announce during 1996, but really closer to 23.
That type of activity destroys the body, as you might guess.