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born 1980 Kenya
Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei (born 24 July 1980) is a Kenyan retired Middle-distance runner, who won the 800 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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I have realized there are many youth who have resorted to alcohol due to unemployment, and I want to be an inspiration to them.
If I was able to divide this medal into two, I would have one half for Kenya, and one half for Italy. If it was possible to split it half-and-half I would do it.
I missed it by just .05 seconds. And I know I can still achieve it now. That will really be my main focus.
I knew that when I came here I had a slower time compared with the guys who are running very well.
Italy is my second home, Ihave trained there for the last ten years, I have an Italian coach, I have an apartment in Verona.
Two 800 metres winners from the same town, It’s great for us. It’s difficult to explain, but there must be something there.
I was proud as being the captain, being able to steer the team to be so successful. It will be a high hurdle for the team for the next Olympics.
I was feeling good, but I didn’t run good, I arrived there a little bit tired.
Having achieved one of the best achievements that every sports man or woman aspire to, I will approach my remaining years in my career much more relaxed.
When we left for Beijing, I said that I expected a better performance than Athens, where we had one gold. Little did I know that we would surpass the record in terms of medals.
At those camps we harmonised our training and I knew that if I ran my best at least I was going to get something.
Experience plays a big part in what any athlete does, When you look at the likes of Hicham El Guerrouj, he failed in 96, failed in 2000, but in 2004 he got something.
I thought the best thing to do is just to go there and if I find myself in the front I should just relax and not panic.
I am very relaxed now, I can go back to my family, spend a few days with them and then think about doing a few races in Europe.
I just saw the line and saw the screen and saw that I was going to cross the line before anybody, I was like ‘Wow, it is there’.
I didn’t want to plan the race, because if you plan a race and it doesn’t work for you then you will think that you are going to lose it. The best thing is just to take it the way it comes.
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