David Kitur
David Kitur (born October 12, 1962) is a retired Kenyan runner, who specialised in 400 metres.
In 1983, at the inaugural world championships he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team, which reached semifinals.[1]
He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in 400 metres and 4x400 metres race, reaching semifinals in both.[2] He won bronze over 400 metres at the 1985 African Championships in Athletics, and may have been part of the 4 ×ばつ 400 m relay team that won gold.[3]
At the 1987 All-Africa Games, held in Nairobi, Kenya, he finished second behind Innocent Egbunike of Nigeria.[4] He finished sixth in the 400 metres race at the 1987 World Championships.[5] The Kenyan 4 ×ばつ 400 m relay team, which he was part of, finished 5th.[6]
At the 1990 African Championships in Athletics 400 metres race he finished second behind his younger brother Samson Kitur.[3] The same year, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team that won Gold.[7]
Having missed the 1988 Summer Olympics, he competed at the Olympics for a second time in 1992. He reached quarterfinals in 400 metres race, where his brother Samson Kitur won bronze. He competed for the Kenyan ×ばつ 400 metres relay">4x400 metres relay team in heats and semifinal,[2] helping it to reach the final. In the final he was replaced by Abednego Matilu, but the Kenyan team did not finish the final.[8]
He is a three-times Kenyan champions over 400 metres (1984, 1985, 1990).[9]
After retirement, he has been a coach.[10]
Two of his brothers were also Olympic athletes, Samson Kitur and Simon Kitur.[2]
Achievements
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Kenya | |||||
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 400 m | 44.93 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN) - Sunday 14.08". todor66.com. Retrieved 2018年05月02日.
- ^ a b c Sports-reference.com - David Kitur Archived 2010年12月20日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b gbrathletics.com: AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ^ gbrathletics.com: ALL-AFRICA GAMES
- ^ Men 400m World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 - Thursday 03.09 Archived 2009年01月05日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 4x400m Relay World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 - Sunday 06.09". todor66.com. Retrieved 2018年05月02日.
- ^ Spoerting-heroues.net: 1990 Commonwealth Games Mens Results
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992". todor66.com. Retrieved 2018年05月02日.
- ^ gbrathletics.com: Kenyan Championships
- ^ German road races, March 22, 2007: Lamine Diack visits President of Kenya - On the way back to Mombasa, the delegation took the opportunity to stop off at the Nyayo National Stadium, whose refurbishment, with a brand new Mondo track, has just been completed with the support of the IAAF Archived 2011年07月19日 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit ]- David Kitur at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Kitur". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010年12月20日.
- 1962 births
- Kenyan male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
- African Games silver medalists for Kenya
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games