Simon Kitur
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Simon Kitur is a retired Kenya
n athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles
.
He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games
as well as the 1987 World Championships
, but without reaching the final.
His personal best time was 49.70 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1984 Olympics.
Two of his brothers were also Olympic athletes: Samson Kitur
and David Kitur
.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
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He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with five qualifying heats and two semifinals before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.-Medalists:...
as well as the 1987 World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
, but without reaching the final.
His personal best time was 49.70 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1984 Olympics.
Two of his brothers were also Olympic athletes: Samson Kitur
Samson Kitur
Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,...
and David Kitur
David Kitur
David Kitur 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....
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