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]
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Born | Laikipia District, Kenya | May 2, 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Competition record
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Kenya | |||||
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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Boniface Mucheru.
- ^ a b Boniface Mucheru Tumuti Archived 2016-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Boniface Mucheru. Sports-Reference
- ^ Boniface Tumuti at World Athletics