Patrick Konchellah (April 20, 1968 – November 29, 2009 in

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) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He finished fourth in the

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final at the

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in Athens, a race won by

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. He also helped set the pace of the former world record in the 800M set by Kenyan-born Dane, Wilson Kipketer (1.41.11) on 24 August 1997 in Cologne, Germany. Konchellah also won gold medal at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling ...

. He won Kenyan trials for the 2000 Olympics, but was ailing and missed the Olympics. Konchellah's personal best time was 1:42.98 minutes. He died on November 28, 2009, at the Tenwek Mission Hospital in Bomet due to

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. His older brother Billy Konchellah is a world champion 800 metres runner. His son Felix Konchellah is also a runner, who was selected to represent Kenya at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

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* 1968 births 2009 deaths Kenyan male middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Deaths from cancer in Kenya Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub