WHO IS DAVID RUDISHA, KENYA’S DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION?
Kenya's David Rudisha celebrates after winning the men's 800 meters final in Rio de Janeiro, August 15. Rudisha became the first man in over 50 years to retain the Olympic title. LEONHARD FOEGER/REUTERS Four years after London 2012, David Rudisha has delivered again for Kenya. The 800 meter runner won the East African country’s second gold medal of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with a towering run, clocking a time of 1:42.15. Rudisha overcame a strange race—during which compatriot Alfred Kipketer sprinted clear in the first lap, disrupting Rudisha’s usual rhythm of leading from the front—to become the first athlete since 1964 to retain the men’s 800 meter crown. As well as now being a double Olympic champion, 27-year-old Rudisha holds the past two titles from the 2011 and 2015 World Championships. The Kenyan has also broke the world record three times, with his current best sitting at 1:40.91, obtained at London 2012. But he was adamant that his run in Rio