Timothy Kitum
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 20 November 1994 Kapsowar |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (172 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| 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
- {{World Athletics}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen