Wesley Ngetich Kimutai
Wesley Ngetich Kimutai (born December 15, 1977 , † January 21, 2008 in the Trans Mara District ) was a Kenyan marathon runner .
In 2005 and 2007 he won the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth . In 2006 he set his personal best as second in the Houston Marathon with 2:12:06 h.
In the aftermath of the riots in Kenya in 2007/2008 , he died of a poisoned arrow struck in the chest. The Olympian Lucas Sang had previously been a victim of violence.
Kimutai was married with three children.
Web links
- Wesley Ngetich Kimutai in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- In the Olympic year: Kenya's sport in fear of death , background article by Robert Hartmann in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , February 15, 2008
Footnotes
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : Kenya: Marathon runner killed with arrow . January 22, 2008
- ^ Rheinische Post : Unrest in Kenya: arrow pierces marathon runners . January 23, 2008
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| SURNAME | Kimutai, Wesley Ngetich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th December 1977 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2008 |
| Place of death | Trans Mara District , Kenya |