# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-rono
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:02:22.657Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-rono"
name: "Henry Rono"
slug: "henry-rono"
description: "Henry Rono was a Kenyan track and field athlete who specialised in various long-distance running events. Although he never competed at the Olympics, Rono is remembered as one of the most prolific collegiate competitors in the history of track in the United States, as well as being the former record holder for the 3000 metres steeplechase for over a decade. Rono also set the world record for the 5000 metres twice: once in 1978, then again in 1981."
tagline: "Kenyan distance runner (1952–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Le_Kenyan_Henry_Rono%2C_'Champion_des_champions'_du_journal_fran%C3%A7ais_'L'%C3%89quipe'_en_1978.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1952-02-12"
deathDate: "2024-02-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.08
  momentum:             2.482197355035605
  historical:           12.91083866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Генрі Роно"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هنرى رونو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Henry Rono"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8E"
    title: "ヘンリー・ロノ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
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    title: "Роно, Хенри"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rono"
    title: "Henry Rono"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump