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208:Serhiy Lebid
200:bronze medal
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141:Kenya Police
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100:Nyeri, Kenya
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1671:1978 births
1432:Khalid Skah
1418:Addis Abebe
1008:Moses Tanui
570:Brazzaville
548:Monte Carlo
479:Monte Carlo
315:Competition
279:Paul Biwott
247:Netherlands
212:Paul Kosgei
160:Paul Tergat
147:meeting in
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1665:Categories
662:References
633:Long race
537:Long race
443:Long race
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236:gold medal
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133:tendinitis
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581:10,000 m
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338:Vilamoura
180:hamstring
42:athletics
1481:Not held
1229:Mo Farah
1212:Mo Farah
1195:Mo Farah
803:Archived
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717:Archived
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526:Brussels
410:Brussels
363:Edmonton
342:Portugal
321:Position
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599:Finland
559:5000 m
530:Belgium
490:5000 m
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626:France
552:Monaco
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504:Athens
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461:France
432:Dublin
385:Ostend
367:Canada
324:Event
291:Kikuyu
118:Career
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40:Men’s
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1622:(ETH)
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1594:(ERI)
1580:(KEN)
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993:(KEN)
976:(ITA)
630:10th
603:12th
586:2005
574:Congo
512:13th
495:2004
457:Paris
448:2003
401:2002
354:2001
329:2000
318:Venue
129:Japan
58:Kenya
1269:2023
1252:2022
1235:2019
1218:2017
1201:2015
1184:2013
1167:2011
1150:2009
1133:2007
1116:2005
1099:2003
1082:2001
1065:1999
1048:1997
1031:1995
1014:1993
997:1991
980:1987
963:1983
885:IAAF
868:IAAF
811:IAAF
788:IAAF
764:IAAF
578:1st
556:7th
534:5th
487:8th
465:7th
440:5th
418:9th
393:3rd
371:1st
346:7th
312:Year
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