Joseph Chesire

{{short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{KEN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1989 African Championships in Athletics|1989 Lagos]]|1500 m}} {{MedalSilver|1989 Lagos|800 m}} {{MedalBronze|[[1985 African Championships in Athletics|1985 Cairo]]|1500 m}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Joseph Chesire''' (born November 12, 1957) is a former [[Kenya]]n middle-distance runner who represented his country in the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres|1988]] and [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]]. He came fourth in Los Angeles and Barcelona. Cheshire also won the [[1500 m]] at the [[London Grand Prix]] in 1992. His greatest indoor achievement was the bronze medal at the [[1985 IAAF World Indoor Games]].

He became the oldest entrant into the [[1500 metres at the World Championships in Athletics]], at 35 years, 281 days at the 1993 edition.<ref>Butler, Mark et al. (2013). [http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/Moscow-2013-Statistics/sources/projet/IAAF-Moscow.pdf IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141012091910/http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/Moscow-2013-Statistics/sources/projet/IAAF-Moscow.pdf archived]). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.</ref>

==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}} |- |1987 |[[1987 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] |[[Nairobi, Kenya]] |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |[[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|3:39.84]] |}

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==External links== *{{World Athletics}}

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