Olympic record : 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals . Keino will be remembered for two things : opening up the latent athletic talent of Africa and his disquieting natural ability to conquer all-comers in five distinct events . - The first time a country won the most golds in one Olympics He had run six races in just eight days despite a gallbladder infection . Runner ; born January 17 , 1940 , in Kenya .
Olympic record : 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals . - The first time a country won the most golds in one Olympics He had run six races in just eight days despite a gallbladder infection . Runner ; born January 17 , 1940 , in Kenya .