Timothy Kitum
Kenyan middle-distance runner
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Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29) Kapsowar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 800 m: 1:42.53 (London 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Kitum (born 20 November 1994) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He also won Commonwealth Youth Games 800m with a Games Record 1.49.32
He won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, finishing second to Nijel Amos,[2] before going on to win the bronze medal in the men's 800m race at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- ^ "Timothy Kitum". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Dennis Machio (15 July 2012). "Botswana's Nijel beats Kitum as Kenya finishes 2nd overall". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "David Rudisha breaks 800m world record in Olympics win". BBC Sport. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
- Timothy Kitum at World Athletics
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