Japheth Kimutai is a Kenya

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n middle distance runner who specialized in 800 metres.

In 1998 he won the gold medal at the Kuala Lumpur

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 Commonwealth Games in a time of 1:43.82. In the same year he won the African Championships

1998 African Championships in Athletics

The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 in the Stade Leopold Senghor.-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...

 800 metres in Dakar

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, Senegal

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. He finished fourth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup

In 1999 he won gold at the All-Africa Games

Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump...

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In 2000 in Sydney

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 for the Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 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

1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History...

 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

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 on August 13, 1997. The world junior record was beaten by Abubaker Kaki of Sudan

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 in 2008.

Achievements

Representing
1994	World Junior Championships 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History...	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	800 m	1:48.22
1998	African Championships 1998 African Championships in Athletics The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 in the Stade Leopold Senghor.-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Dakar, Senegal	1st	800 m	1:45.82
1999	All-Africa Games 1999 All-Africa Games The 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999 to September 19, 1999 in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport....	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	800 m Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump...	1:44.91