Joseph Leresae
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | high jump |
Stephane Joseph Leresae (born 1937) is a Kenyan retired high jumper, who competed at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Leresae is from Maralal. He went to Narok Primary School, where his teacher William ole Ntimama (who later became a prominent politician) spotted his jumping talent.[1]
Leresae competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, finishing 18th in the high jump.[2]
In 1958 he was third behind Patrick Etolu at the British 1958 AAA Championships[3][4][5][6] and finished fourth at the 1958 Commonwealth Games.[7] He missed the 1960 Summer Olympics as he was committed to his work at East African Railways.[1]
He is an East and Central African champion from 1961[8] and finished fifth at the 1962 Commonwealth Games,[9] although his performance was hindered by the fact that he lost a spike from his shoe and was unable to get a replacement.[1]
He once held the British Empire high jump record of 6 feet, 8 inches.[10]
Leresae was a Maasai herdsman.[11]
Until her death, he was married to Anne Gathoni and had 12 children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Daily Nation, July 13, 2002: "Lerisai a forgotten pioneer high jumper". Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Joseph Leresae Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Ibbotson quits... Pirie flops". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 13 July 1958. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ John Bale and Joe Sang: Kenyan Running: Movement Culture, Geography and Global Change London: Frank Cass, 1996. ISBN 0-7146-4218-5
- ^ Sporting-heroes.net: 1958 Commonwealth Games Athletics results
- ^ gbrathletics.com: EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ^ Sporting-heroes.net: 1958 Commonwealth Games Athletics results
- ^ Reports: East Africa series. 1952.
- ^ East African Geographical Review, 19:1: Book review: Kenyan Running: Movement Culture, Geography and Global Change Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Kenyan male high jumpers
- People from Samburu County
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen