David Lelei
David Lelei (born May 10, 1971 , † February 17, 2010 between Nakuru and Eldoret ) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner .
Life
His greatest international success was winning the silver medal in the 1500 meter run at the 1999 Pan-African Games in Johannesburg. Over the same distance, he finished seventh at the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2001 in Lisbon, he was fourth in the 800-meter run .
David Lelei was 1.76 m tall and had a competition weight of 60 kg. On February 17, 2010, he and Moses Tanui were involved in a traffic accident in which he died, while Tanui survived seriously injured.
Top performances
Web links
- David Lelei in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daily Nation: Former Kenyan athletics champion dies in crash , accessed February 17, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lelei, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1971 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2010 |
| Place of death | between Nakuru and Eldoret |