William Chemitei Explained

William Chemitei should not be confused with Bill Koskei.

William Koskei Chemitei (born 29 December 1970) is a former Kenyan middle-distance runner who won a gold medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Sudbury in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.^[1]

He represented his country three times in the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1987 to 1989, finishing in the top six on each occasion and sharing in the team gold in 1988 and 1989.^[2]

International competitions

1987	World Cross Country Championships	Warsaw, Poland	4th	Junior race	22:27
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Junior team	20 pts
1988	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	6th	Junior race	24:03
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Junior team	12 pts
		Sudbury, Canada	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:41.61
1989	World Cross Country Championships	Stavanger, Norway	5th	Junior race	25:36
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Junior team	14 pts

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Junior Championships 1988 - Results. World Junior Athletics History (WJAH). 17 February 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031073343/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1988.html. 31 October 2013.
2. Web site: William Chemitei World Athletics profile. World Athletics. 24 September 2020.