Timothy Kitum
Timothy Kitum (born November 20, 1994 in Marakwet District ) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800-meter run .
Career and Success
Kitum gained his first international experience at the World Athletics Championships in 2011 in Lille, where he won the bronze medal over 800 meters behind his compatriot Leonard Kirwa Kosencha and the Ethiopian Mohammed Aman . In 2012 he reached the semi-finals over the same distance at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul . At the Junior World Championships in Barcelona he was second behind Nijel Amos from Botswana. He also drew attention to himself in the season with top placements at athletics meetings such as the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix , the FBK Games in Hengelo and the Golden Gala in Rome.
Kitum celebrated his most significant success to date at the Olympic Games in London , for which he qualified as runner-up in the Kenyan elimination competitions. Behind his compatriot and world record holder David Lekuta Rudisha and Nijel Amos, he won the bronze medal in a personal best of 1: 42.53 minutes.
Timothy Kitum is 1.72 m tall and weighs 60 kg.
Top performances
Web links
- Timothy Kitum in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Timothy Kitum in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Athlete portrait by Timothy Kitum on the 2012 Olympic Games website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kitum, Timothy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marakwet District |