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Daniel Komen (Daniel Kipngetich Komen) was born on 17 May, 1976 in Mwen, Kenya, is a Kenyan runner. Discover Daniel Komen'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 47 years old?

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Age 47 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1976
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace Mwen, Kenya
Nationality Kenya

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Daniel Komen Height, Weight & Measurements

At 47 years old, Daniel Komen height is 170 cm and Weight 55 kg.

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Weight 55 kg
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Daniel Komen Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Daniel Komen worth at the age of 47 years old? Daniel Komen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Runner. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Daniel Komen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1976

Daniel Kipngetich Komen (born 17 May 1976) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner.

1990

Out of the limelight since the late 1990s, Komen now serves as chairman of the Keiyo North Rift Athletics Association and as co-director of a private school with his wife, Joyce.

''Daniel Komen's personal bests, and their place on the world ranking of all times, unless otherwise noted.

All times and placings are taken from Komen's World Athletics bio .''

1994

Komen had an exceptional junior career: at age 17, he placed second at the World Junior Cross Country Championships, and in 1994, he became the World Junior Champion in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

Komen first appeared in the senior ranks in 1994 when he won a place on Kenya's 10,000 m team for the 1994 Commonwealth Games, placing ninth.

The next year, at the Golden Gala meet in Rome, Komen set the world junior record in the 5,000m with a time of 12:56.15, helping pace Moses Kiptanui to a world record in the process.

1996

Remembered for his rivalry with Haile Gebrselassie, his most notable achievements came in a two-year period between 1996 and 1998, during which he broke a string of world records.

Komen currently holds the world record in the 3000 metres with a time of 7:20.67 set in 1996.

In 1996, Komen began to dominate the 5,000 m. On 1 September 1996 in Rieti, Italy, Komen ran a spectacular world record time of 7:20.67 in the 3000 metres, breaking Noureddine Morceli's former record by 4.44 seconds.

A year later, Komen made history again.

In Hechtel, Belgium, Komen became the first man to run two miles in under eight minutes, clocking a world record 7:58.61.

His first mile was faster than Roger Bannister's first-ever sub-four, while his second equalled it.

Just seven months later, at an Australian athletics meet in Sydney, Komen ran 7:58.91, missing his world record by 0.30 seconds.

1997

With his 7.58.61 world best in the 2-mile race set in 1997, he is one of two men in history to run back-to-back Miles at a sub-four-minute mile pace. Komen's splits were 3:59.4 on both the first and second half of the race.

He is also the Kenyan record holder for the 5000 metres both outdoors and indoors.

Komen was the second man, after Saïd Aouita, to break the 31⁄2-minute mark for the 1500 m, the 71⁄2-minute mark for 3000 m, and the 13-minute mark for the 5000 m.

Komen was born in Elgeyo Marakwet District.

He is from the Keiyo sub-tribe of Kalenjin people and grew up in a rural area of Kenya's Rift Valley Province.

One of fourteen children, Komen began running at the age of seven as a means of getting to and from school.

His running abilities were discovered and at the age of 14 he travelled to Australia.

In August 1997 he broke the 5000 m world record and took two seconds off of Haile Gebrselassie's best to bring it to 12:39.74.

Other accolades include being the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and 1998 Commonwealth Games 5,000-meter champion.

He won the 5000 metres race at the 1998 IAAF World Cup.

1998

Only twelve days after the previous world record of 7:26.15 was set by Haile Gebrselassie, Komen broke the indoor 3,000-metre record with a time of 7:24.90, set in Budapest on 6 February 1998.

This mark was referred to as "Mount Everest" in athletics circles and had been bettered only twice outdoors, one of them being Komen's own world record.

Kenenisa Bekele believed that breaking Komen's record was only "possible on a special day if the pace is good and if everything else also is perfect."

This mark was bettered on February 15, 2023, having stood for more than 25 years, by Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma with a mark of 7:23.81 in the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin.

Spain's Mohamed Katir also went under Komen's previous mark with a time of 7:24.68.