to win the gold medal in a new world indoor record of 1:44.84. In 1991, Ereng retained his world indoor title at Seville, but was only fourth in the World Championships at Tokyo. 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 1992 from an injury to the Achilles heel. Later career Ereng graduated from Virginia in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in religious studies with a minor in sociology. His wife, Fatima, a former sales executive of the Nation Media Group. He 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. References External links Daily Nation, June 3, 2000: After the gold rush Paul Ereng profile Flotrack.com Video interview of Paul Ereng 1967 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Kenya Olympic gold medalists for Kenya Virginia Cavaliers men's track and field athletes UTEP Miners cross country coaches Kenyan athletics coaches Alumni of Starehe Boys Centre and School Turkana people Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Indoor Championships winners