Richard Chelimo

Richard Chelimo
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona10,000 m
World Championships
1991 Tokyo10,000 m
1993 Stuttgart10,000 m
World Junior Championships
1990 Plovdiv10,000 m

Richard Chelimo (21 April 1972 – 15 August 2001) was a Kenyan long-distance runner, and a world record holder over 10,000 metres. However, he is best known as the silver medallist in the controversial 10,000m at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He was also a world junior record holder in the 10,000m.