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Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes.
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South African History Online. (2012, July 6). Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087865
South African History Online (2012) 'Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes. ', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087865 (Accessed: 20 September 2026).
South African History Online, Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087865, (accessed 20 September 2026).
"Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes. ." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087865. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes. ." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087865.
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