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  1983 in Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tom Murphy's The Gigli Concert is performed at the Abbey Theatre.
Eamonn Coghlan wins the 5000m gold medal at the World Championships in Helsinki.
Pat Jennings become the first footballer to play in 1,000 Football League matches.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1983_in_Ireland   (426 words)

  
 Top 20 Encyclopedia
Komen rose to prominence in the mid- to late-1990s after his exceptional junior career, streak of world records, and his rivalry with the great Haile Gebrselassie.
Other accolades include being the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and 1998 Commonwealth Games 5000m champion.
His indoor 3000m record is still referred to as "Mount Everest" in athletics circles and has only been bettered twice outdoors.
encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Daniel_Komen   (390 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kenya
But the country is known chiefly for its dominance in cross country and road running, and middle and long-distance athletics.
Kenya has regularly produced Olympic and Commonwealth Games champions in various distance events, especially in 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, 10,000m and the marathons.
Kenyan athletes continue to dominate the world of distance running, although competition from Morocco and Ethiopia has somewhat reduced this supremacy.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kenya   (3887 words)

  
 February 13 Events in History
February 13, 1994 Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m
February 13, 1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000m 6:34,96
February 13, 1994 Ship disaster near Ranong Thailand, kills 200
www.brainyhistory.com /days/february_13.html   (1988 words)

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