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Former athlete Wilson Kiprugut Chumo at his residential home in Kericho County. {Peter Ochieng, Standard}
Wilson Arap Kiprugut Chumo was the first Kenyan to win an Olympic medal.
The middle-distance runner and sprinter first participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and ended up scooping a bronze medal in an 800-metre race. This made him the first African to win a medal.
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