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Billy Konchellah was born on 20 October, 1961 in Kilgoris, Kenya, is a Kenyan distance runner. Discover Billy Konchellah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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62 years old |
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Libra |
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20 October, 1961 |
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20 October |
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Kilgoris, Kenya |
| Nationality |
Kenya
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He is a member of famous runner with the age 62 years old group.
Billy Konchellah Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Gregory Konchellah |
Billy Konchellah Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Billy Konchellah worth at the age of 62 years old? Billy Konchellah’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Billy Konchellah's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Billy Komintai Konchellah (born 20 October 1961 in Kilgoris, Kenya) is a former 800 m runner who won two World Championship gold medals in Rome 1987 and Tokyo 1991.
In Sebastian Coe's world record of 1:41:73 in Florence, 1981, Konchellah set the early pace.
Konchellah continued his career until the late 90s.
In the 800 m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics he had finished fourth.
Konchellah's World Championships record of 1:43.06 min (1987) lasted until 2019.
He also won 800 metres race in the 1987 All-Africa Games held in Kenya.
Konchellah never won an Olympic medal as he suffered from asthma for long periods of his career which prevented him from entering the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.
His victory in the 1991 final was unexpected.
In 1993 Konchellah made an unexpected comeback when he won the B-race at the meeting in Zurich.
He travelled to the World Championships in Stuttgart and looked strong in the heats and semi-finals.
However, in the final he lacked the finishing kick that had earned him the gold medal in Tokyo two years before.
The race was won by Paul Ruto and Konchellah finished third.
He was deported from the UK and extradited to Finland to face charges that he drugged and raped two Finnish girls in 2002.
One of the girls had been under 16, which is the age of consent in Finland.
His son Gregory Konchellah, who has changed his name to Yusuf Saad Kamel and is representing Bahrain since 2003, is also a prominent athlete.
His father John Konchellah and uncle Gideon Konchellah were politicians.
His brother John Konchellah has been involved with organising running competitions.
Billy Konchellah went to Jamhuri Primary and Upper Hill Secondary schools, both located in Nairobi.
Later, he got an athletics scholarship in the United States and left there at age nineteen.
He graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
After his running career Konchellah moved to Oulu, Finland.
He married a Finnish woman and had a child.
Konchellah could face additional rape charges in Scotland, where two women have alleged that he raped them in 2003.
In 2004 he was acquitted of rape charges in the UK.
In 2005 he was convicted of two rapes, sexual exploitation of a child, and a drug crime and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
He was released from prison in 2006.
