Noah Ngeny

Quick Facts

Full Name	Noah Ngeny
Occupation	Middle-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1978(1978-11-02)
Age	46
Birthplace	Uasin Gishu
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Scorpio

Noah Ngeny Biography

Noah Ngeny is one of the most popular and richest Middle-Distance Runner who was born on November 2, 1978 in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. Noah Kiprono Ngeny (born 2 November 1978) is a former Kenyan athlete, Olympic gold medalist at 1500 m in the 2000 Summer Olympics and a world record holder at 1000 meters.

In 1999, Ngeny registered six sub-3:30 timed sprints which established him as the most close competitor to world champion and record-holder El Guerrouj.

On 24 August 1999, Ngeny took the 1500 m silver medal (3:28.73) in the IAAF 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain, behind the reigning world champion El Guerrouj (3:27.65).

On 7 July 1999, in Roma, Ngeny was second to Hicham El Guerrouj when the latter set the world record (3:43.13) for the mile run. Ngeny stayed close to El Guerrouj down the stretch to finish at 3:43.40, still the second-fastest mile ever run as of 2020, and almost a full second inside the old world record (3:44.39) of Noureddine Morceli.

Ngeny first gained international fame after setting the world record for juniors in 1997–3:32.91 for 1500 meters at Monaco in 1997 and 3:50.41 at the Mile race in Nice under the direction of the renowned coach and manager Kim McDonald. Kim McDonald, his progression was maintained in 1998, bringing his time for 1500 meters up to 3:30.34 during his time in Monaco.

Noah Ngeny Net Worth

Noah Ngeny is one of the richest Middle-Distance Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Noah Ngeny 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Then, Ngeny set an Olympic record in 3:32.07 beating Sebastian Coe’s Olympic record of 3:32.53 that was which was set in 1984. El Guerrouj settled for silver in 3:32.32 and Ngeny’s friend Bernard Lagat, another Kenyan runner in the same time period who later became to become a US citizen, won bronze with 3:32.44.

Noah was born in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu District in Kenya. Ngeny played volleyball throughout his time at school but did not begin running until 1996.

On 5 September 1999, Ngeny set the world record 2:11.96 over 1000 m in Rieti, Italy, breaking the 18-years-standing record 2:12.18 set by Sebastian Coe in

1981. Ngeny’s time of 2:11.96 still stands as the world record with only one other runner coming within 2 seconds of the time since (Taoufik Makhloufi). The previous record had been the oldest standing record at the time. It was also the last world record of any running distance that had not been previously held by an athlete of African descent.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Noah Ngeny height 6 ft 0 in Noah weight 68 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Ngeny was dropped from the Kenyan team for the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton after defying instructions from the national federation to return home from Britain where he trains.

Facts & Trivia

Noah Ranked on the list of most popular Middle-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Noah Ngeny celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.

Ngeny would eventually become an athletes’ representative for Kenya. In 2016, he quit his post in protest of the poor response of Kenyan representatives to a doping crisis.