Daniel Kipngetich Komen (born May 17, 1976 in Marakwet District) is a Kenyan runner and is the first (and thus far only) man to achieve back-to-back sub-four minute miles on his way to clocking a world record 7:58.61 for two miles. Komen is the second man ever to break both the 13 minute mark for the 5000 m run and the 3½ minute mark for the 1500 m run (the first being Said Aouita). He also holds the world record for the 3000m (both indoors and out). May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Marakwet District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... At World Championship 1987 Saïd Aouita (Arabic: سعيد عويطة) (born November 2, 1959) is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ...

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 of 7:24.90 set in Budapest on Feb 6, 1998, is still referred to as "Mount Everest" in athletics circles and has only been bettered twice outdoors. Those two occasions include Hicham El Guerrouj's 1999 run in Brussels of 7:23.09, second only to Komen's own world best in a spectacular 7:20.67 in 1996 in Rieti, Italy. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Haile Gebrselassie (Geez haylē gebre silassē; born April 18, 1973) is a long distance track and road running athlete born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. ... The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10. ... The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... “Everest” redirects here. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الكروج) (born September 14, 1974, Berkane, Morocco) is a retired Moroccan middle distance runner. ...

Komen is from the Keiyo sub-tribe of Kalenjin people, is one of thirteen children and began running at the age of seven as a means of getting to school. After running his world record for two miles, he proved that his achievement was not down to luck by running under eight minutes again at an Australian athletics meet in Sydney on February 28, 1998. Komen ran two miles in 7:58.91 on this occasion, just missing his previous record. After his major achievements, he continued to compete well but his performances never reached the same remarkable levels. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Kalenjin is an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. ... See lattice for other mathematical as well as non-mathematical meanings of the term. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Daniel Komen's personal records, and their place on the world ranking of all times (as of 14.02.2007):

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