# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/samson-kimobwa
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:04:54.208Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/samson-kimobwa"
name: "Samson Kimobwa"
slug: "samson-kimobwa"
description: "Samson Kimobwa was a runner from Kenya. He set a 10000 metres world record of 27:30.5 (27:30.47) on 30 June 1977 in Helsinki, Finland. The record was broken the following year by his compatriot Henry Rono. Before Kimobwa, the record was held by David Bedford of Great Britain."
tagline: "Kenyan distance runner (1955-2013)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samson_Kimombwa_1977.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1955-09-15"
deathDate: "2013-01-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.22
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.335385333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Kimobwa"
    title: "Samson Kimobwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3467360"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump