iBorn 12 Dec 1972
Wilson Kipketer, born in Kenya and running for Denmark, combined front-running pace with a rare ability to change gear in the final straight. He won three world 800 m titles, in 1995, 1997 and 1999, and set the world record of 1:41.11 in 1997, which stood for 13 years. Olympic silver in 2000 and…