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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Korkitony, KEN |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | He missed the 2011 Diamond League event in Zurich, Switzerland, because of an Achilles tendon injury. (letsrun.com, 09 Sep 2011) |
| Hero / Idol | Kenyan distance runner Moses Kiptanui. (allafrica.com, 31 Jul 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up running in 1999 while he was at Korkitony Primary School in Kenya. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2004 |
| Competing for | Kenya |
General Interest | |
| Other information | ACCIDENTAL NAME CHANGE He was born with the given name Firmin, but when he went to apply for a birth certificate to get his first passport in 2001, the clerk mistakenly transcribed his name as Brimin. "I saw it was entered in the computer so I thought I had to stay with what they wrote." (IAAF, 23 Aug 2007) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
| Family | Three children |
| Other names | Firmin Kipruto |