Boniface Tumuti
Boniface Mucheru Tumuti (born May 2, 1992 in Laikipia District ) is a Kenyan hurdler and sprinter .
In 2012 he won bronze over 400 m hurdles and in the 4 x 400 m relay at the African Athletics Championships in Porto Novo . At the Olympic Games in London he was eliminated from the 400 m hurdles in the preliminary run; in the 4 x 400 meter relay competition , he was disqualified with the Kenyan team in the preliminary run.
In 2014 he finished sixth in the 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow . At the African Championships in Marrakech , he won the 400m and bronze in the 4-by-400-meter relay, and at the Athletics Continental Cup in Marrakech , he won the African 4-by-400-meter relay.
At the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, he was fifth in the 400 m hurdles.
In 2016, he won the African Championships in Durban in the 400-meter hurdles and took second place with the Kenyan 4-by-400-meter relay . At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , he won the silver medal over the long hurdles.
Personal bests
- 400 m: 45.07 s, August 12, 2014, Marrakech
- 400 m hurdles: 47.78 s, August 18, 2016, Rio de Janeiro
Web links
- Boniface Tumuti in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Boniface Tumuti in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tumuti, Boniface |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tumuti, Boniface Mucheru (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan hurdler and sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1992 |