Joseph Chesire (born November 12, 1957) is a former

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

n middle-distance runner who represented his country in the

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and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

. He came fourth in Los Angeles and Barcelona. Cheshire also won the

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometer ...

at the

London Grand Prix The London Athletics Meet, formerly known as the London Grand Prix and subsequently as the Anniversary Games and London Diamond League, is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix even ...

in 1992. His greatest indoor achievement was the bronze medal at the

1985 IAAF World Indoor Games The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and gained official st ...

. He became the oldest entrant into the

1500 metres at the World Championships in Athletics The 1500 metres has been contested at the World Championships in Athletics by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 1500 metres at the Olympics. The competition ...

, at 35 years, 281 days at the 1993 edition.Butler, Mark et al. (2013)
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. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06.

International competitions

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* Living people 1957 births Kenyan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub