William Sigei

Athlete

1969 –

21

Who is William Sigei?

William Cheruiyot Sigei is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he a set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.

Today he is ranked eighteenth of all times over 10,000 metres. The current world record is 26:17.53 minutes, and belongs to Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia.

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Born
Oct 11, 1969
Bomet
Also known as
  • Сигеи, Уильям
Nationality
  • Kenya

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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