12 Facts About Paul Ereng

Paul Ereng was born on 22 August 1966 and is a former Kenyan athlete, and the surprise winner of the 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Paul Ereng was a promising 400 m runner until the end of 1987.

Paul Ereng was undefeated during the United States outdoor season in early 1988.

Paul Ereng was fourth as they entered the straight, but he then surged past the three runners in front of him, which included two former Olympic gold medalists, 1984 5000 meter champion Said Aouita and 1984 800 meter champion Joaquim Cruz, to win the gold medal.

Paul Ereng has privately revealed to fans that Jones and Shorter both spoke to him later to offer apologies and that he had no hard feelings towards them for their error.

At the World Indoor Championships in Budapest the following year, Paul Ereng produced a devastating finish to win the gold medal in a new world indoor record of 1:44.84.

In 1991, Paul Ereng retained his world indoor title at Seville, but was only fourth in the World Championships at Tokyo.

Paul Ereng never posed a serious threat in major international championships after that, and he was eliminated in the semi-finals at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Paul Ereng ended his career in 1993 from an injury to the Achilles heel.

Paul Ereng graduated from Virginia in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in religious studies with a minor in sociology.

Paul Ereng's wife, Fatima, is a former sales executive of the Nation Media Group.

Paul Ereng subsequently took up a job as head cross country coach in the University of Texas at El Paso, the first Kenyan to take such a coaching job.