# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-chelimo
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:08:16.041Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-chelimo"
name: "Richard Chelimo"
slug: "richard-chelimo"
description: "Richard Chelimo was a Kenyan long-distance runner, and a world record holder over 10,000 metres. However, he is best known as the silver medallist in the controversial 10,000m at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He was also a world junior record holder in the 10,000m."
tagline: "Olympic long-distance runner"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1972-04-21"
deathDate: "2001-08-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.48020266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Richard Chelimo"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump