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	Matthew Birir - Wikipedia
		Matthew Kiprotich Birir (born July 2, 1972) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
		Born in Eldama Ravine, Kenya, Matthew Birir started running, when he attended at the famous St.
		At the 1993 World Championships Birir was beaten to fourth by Italian Alessandro Lambruschini, who repeated this feat three years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics, so Birir had to settle again with fourth place.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matthew_Birir (167 words)

	Daily Nation On the Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 24-year-old Kipsang is back with a bang and he beat Olympians Richard Limo and Matthew Birir who finished second and third in the senior men's 12-kilometres event during the Rift Valley cross-country championship held in Eldama Ravine town, in Koibatek district at the weekend.
		Birir won a silver medal in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1992 Barcelona, Olympic Games in Spain, while Limo was in Kenya's 5,000 metres squad at last year's Sydney Olympics.
		By beating established athletes at the championship by more than 10 seconds, this former student of Metkei Secondary School in Keiyo district sent a strong signal that he is not about to fade into oblivion.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/21022001/Sports/Sports2.html (266 words)

	GoShockers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pence, a junior transfer from the University of Latvia, is the reigning national champion in the triple jump (42-10).
		Birir is another transfer from Life University who comes to WSU with outstanding credentials.
		Birir is the younger brother of Matthew Birir, who was a gold medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
	www.goshockers.com /article.aspx?ID=59 (650 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Nairobi - 16-year-old Monica Wangare, and Abraham Cherono (22) won the women’s and men’s races at the final Athletics Kenya / Energizer Golden Jackpot weekend cross country series meet in Eldoret on Saturday (18 January), a day on which many of the established Kenyan names were outpaced by their younger rivals.
		Linus Maiyo trailed in second (37:35) followed by Birir (38:17), as Barmasai dropped to sixth and Rotich eighth.
		However, pride of place during the day went to 16-year-old Monica Wangare - an eighth grade pupil in a rural school in Nyahururu - one of Kenya's best high altitude training areas.
	www.iaaf.org /news/newsId=20233,printer.html (216 words)

	The Herald : Sport
		However, the Kenyans will not have things their own way as the Train Race defending champions, Mr Price Gauteng North headed up by Shadrack Hoff, will provide formidable opposition, while several top SA runners, including Abner Chipu, Norman Dlomo and Simon Mpholo, will be in action in the individual events.
		The Kenyan team will be spearheaded by 1992 Olympic 3 000m steeplechase champion Matthew Birir and includes several rising young stars in Andrew Limo, Bernard Kiprop, Mike Tanui and James Rotich.
		The event organisers have lined up a great day of racing in Patensie on Saturday, with a full programme of events for all age categories and a mass participation event for non-club runners.
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2003/08/19/sport/sp05_19082003.htm (602 words)

	The Mercury: Lost marathon runner still wins (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He lost more than a minute in time, but had been far enough ahead to find his way back to the correct route and win the race.
		Another Kenyan Matthew Birir came third, 43sec behind the winner.
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	themercury.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,11037110^23218,00.html (218 words)

	Press Release: KENYANS CAPABLE OF DECIMATING TRAIN RACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 24th edition of South Africa's unofficial road club relay championships, to be staged on Saturday 30 August possesses a true international flavour for the first time.
		As any wise man of athletics will tell you, never write off a Kenyan in any race longer than 800m, whether unknown or just out of high school, because they can turn any race on its head in a matter of seconds.
		Besides Birir at 32, the remainder of the squad are all below 25 years of age.
	www.greattrainrace.co.za /PressRelease_Kenyans.html (643 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ATHLETICS-TRACK \| The ascent of Africa
		The Pole Bronislaw Malinowski has the honour of being the last non-Kenyan 3000m steeplechase runner to win an Olympic gold - and that was in 1980.
		In 1992, the three Kenyan runners, led by Matthew Birir, completed a clean sweep of the medals and only the Italian bronze medallist Alessandro Lambruschini prevented a repeat in Atlanta.
		Only one non-African has managed a medal in the men's 10,000m since 1988 and since the Ethiopian double gold medallist Miruts Yifter added the 5,000m to his 10,000m victory in 1980 only once has that event been won by an `outsider`.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/low/english/olympics2000/athletics-track/newsid_874000/874160.stm (620 words)

	Olympic Committees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The most successful event has been the 3000m steeplechase with Kenyan runners winning the last five Olympic titles and taking silver in the last four Games.
		In 1992, Kenya's Matthew Birir, Patrick Sang and William Mutwol won all three medals.
		One of the most unexpected wins came in the 2000 Olympic Games when Noah Ngeny defeated multiple world champion, Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m.
	www.athens2004.com /en/ParticipantsCommittees/newParticipants?pid=KEN (175 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: 2004 Winner Of “The Challenge” Returns For L.A. ...
		The men’s marathon will see the return of Kenyans Simon Wangai (2nd in 2004 - 2:13:57) and Matthew Birir (3rd - 2:14:25).
		Joining Wangai and Birir in the quest to win “The Challenge” are fellow countrymen Laban Kipkemboi (3rd - 2002 New York City Marathon, 2:08:39) and Benjamin Maiyo (1st - 2004 Albertson’s Bay to Breakers 12k, 34:50) who will be making his Marathon debut.
		Benson Mbithi of Kenya, who won the race in 2000 and placed third in 2002 and 2003, returns to L.A. with plans to dominate the Elite field once again.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050224_LAMarathon.html (986 words)

	Advocate
		The camp is one of the leading camps for distance runners, and has produced many world and Olympic champions, such as: Paul Tergat — five-time world cross country champion.
		Other leading athletes who benefited from training at the camp include Ismail Kirui, two-time world 5000m champion; Matthew Birir, Olympic Champion Steeplechase; Joyce Chepchumba, two-time winner of the London and the Chicago Marathons; Rose Cheruiyot, former world record-holder five-kilometre, and ten-mile.
		Ross, 17, of the Lodge School has been competing with great success, in the Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships since 1997.
	www.barbadosadvocate.com /NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=15488 (285 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Matthew Birir from Casablanca in 1992 to Köln in 1997 5 years, 0 months, 7 days
		Abraham Cherono was 19 years, 10 months, 24 days when he run 8.13,99 in Haniá 14 Jun 2000
		Matthew Birir was 19 years, 10 months, 26 days when he run 8.12,35 in Casablanca 31 May 1992
	www.kjentfolk.no /idrettsutovere/svenoy/main.php?action=artikkel&id=1085 (1296 words)

	Birir, Matthew - Kenyan runner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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