Boniface Tumuti
Kenyan sprinter and hurdler (born 1992)
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Born | (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992 (age 32) Laikipia District, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 400 m – 45.07 (2014) 400 mH – 47.78 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boniface Mucheru Tumuti (born 2 May 1992[2]) is a Kenyan sprinter and hurdler.[3] He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016.[1]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 34th (h) | 400m | 48.85 |
8th | 400m hurdles | 52.16 | |||
13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.18 | |||
African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 11th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.94 | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.45 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.12 | |||
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 35th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.33 | |
– | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
2014 | Continental Cup | Marrakesh, Morocco | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.02 |
IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.69 | |
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 49.99 | |
– | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | 400 m | 45.07 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.35 | |||
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 48.33 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.21 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.25 | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 47.78 |
References
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- ^ a b Boniface Mucheru Tumuti Archived 2016-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Boniface Mucheru. Sports-Reference
- ^ Boniface Tumuti at World Athletics
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African Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles
- 1979:
Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN)
- 1982:
Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
- 1984:
Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
- 1985:
Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
- 1988:
Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
- 1989:
Henry Amike (NGR)
- 1990:
Hamidou M'Baye (SEN)
- 1992:
Dries Vorster (RSA)
- 1993:
Erick Keter (KEN)
- 1996:
Ibou Faye (SEN)
- 1998:
Samuel Matete (ZAM)
- 2000:
Sylvester Omodiale (NGR)
- 2002:
Llewellyn Herbert (RSA)
- 2004:
Llewellyn Herbert (RSA)
- 2006:
L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
- 2008:
L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
- 2010:
L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
- 2012:
Amaechi Morton (NGR)
- 2014:
Cornel Fredericks (RSA)
- 2016:
Boniface Mucheru (KEN)
- 2018:
Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG)
- 2022:
Sokwakhana Zazini (RSA)
- 2024:
Victor Ntweng (BOT)
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