Yobes Ondieki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yobes Ondieki
Occupation	Long-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1961(1961-02-21)
Age	63
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Kisii
Horoscope	Aquarius

Yobes Ondieki Biography

Yobes Ondieki is one of the most popular and richest Long-Distance Runner who was born on February 21, 1961 in Kisii, Kenya. Yobes Ondieki, a Kenyan 5000-m runner who was born in Kisii (Nyanza), on February 21, 1961, is the man who won the World Championships gold medal in Tokyo 1991. He also set a temporary Kenyan record for 5000m in the same year, 13:01.82 in Zurich. He did not win any medals in the Olympic finals in 1992 and 1988. He was also the first to break 27:00 on the 10,000 m in 1993.

Martin and Ondieki attended the 1991 AFL Grand Final prematch entertainment. In a recent advertisement for Carlton Draught, Ondieki was seen laughing uncontrollably at Angry Anderson’s antics.

Lisa Martin, an Australian marathon runner, was Ondieki’s wife. They had a daughter, Emma Ondieki, in 1990. Today Martin and Ondieki are divorcing.

Yobes Ondieki Net Worth

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

Ondieki was a student at Iowa State University, where he won four Big Eight conference titles. Three of these were in cross-country. At Iowa State, Ondieki was honored six times with All-America honors. He did not win an NCAA individual championship but he was close. Ondieki earned NCAA runner up honors three times, and third-place status three more times. He won every cross- country meet he participated in between 1983 and 1984, except for the NCAA championship.

Track & Field News ranked Ondieki among the top five in the world for the 5,000 meter from 1989 to 1993. His number one ranking was in 1991. Track & Field News ranked Ondieki number one in the world for the 10,000 meters in 1993.

Ondieki was known for his demanding training sessions and his ability to run constantly at a high pace. However, he lacked a finishing kick, a weakness exploited by his opponents in the 1992 Olympic 5,000 m final in Barcelona. In 1993, Ondieki became the first athlete to break the 27-minute barrier over 10,000 meters when he ran 26:58.38 at the Bislett Games in Oslo on July 10. His time broke the mark set by Richard Chelimo only five days earlier in Stockholm by over 9 seconds.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Yobes Ondieki Dating?

According to our records, Yobes Ondieki married to Lisa Martin. As of December 1, 2023, Yobes Ondieki’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Yobes Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Yobes Ondieki celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.