Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres. A few weeks later he won the 5000 m race in Zurich. However, by 1996 he was back and won another silver in Atlanta. He also won two World Indoor silvers (1997, 1999) in the 3000 metres behind Haile Gebrselassie.
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Paul Bitok was born in 1970. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1970 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.36 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $17,000 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $11,400 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.60 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $1.55 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.06 | $0.73 |
| Population | 205.1M | 341 million |
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