Japheth Kimutai

Japheth Kimutai (born 20 December 1978 in Lelmokwo, Nandi District) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in 800 metres.

In 1998 he won the gold medal at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in a time of 1:43.82. In the same year he won the African Championships 800 metres in Dakar, Senegal. He finished fourth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup.

In 1999 he won gold at the All-Africa Games.

In 2000 in Sydney for the Olympic Games Japheth failed to reach the final despite running the quickest time by a Kenyan in the games.

He had started his career brightly when in 1994 he won the silver medal at the World Junior Championships and then in 1997 when still a Junior set the World junior record in the 800 metres in a time of 1:43.64 in Zürich on 13 August 1997. The world junior record was beaten by Abubaker Kaki of Sudan in 2008.

He is currently the Director Complete Sports Athletics Training Centre, Kaptagat.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kenya
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	800m	1:48.22
			—	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
1995	African Junior Championships	Bouaké, Ivory Coast	1st	800 m	1:47.67
			1st	1500 m	3:49.78
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	4th	800m	1:48.97
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.04
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	800 m	1:45.82
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	800 m	1:43.82
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	800 m	1:45.18
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	800 m	1:44.91
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	800 m	1:45.64
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	5th	800 m	1:47.46
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	19th (sf)	800 m	1:47.53

External links

• Japheth Kimutai at World Athletics