# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-kipsiele-koech
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:53:07.098Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-kipsiele-koech"
name: "Paul Kipsiele Koech"
slug: "paul-kipsiele-koech"
description: "Paul Kipsiele Koech is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the 2004 Olympic bronze medal in this event. His personal best of 7:54.31 minutes is the third fastest of all time."
tagline: "Kenyan steeplechase runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul_Kipsiele_Koech_2010_Memorial_Van_Damme.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1981-11-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.84
  momentum:             2.236024844720497
  historical:           14.207092
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump