Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva (born August 11, 1989) is a runner from
Kenya
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who specialises in
800 metres
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. His surname is sometimes misspelled as "Kivuna".
Background
Kivuva started running in 2002 while at Syanamu Primary school. Later he went to Kinyui High School in
Kangundo.
[Daily Nation, July 30, 2009]
Kivuva relishing underdog tag
/ref> He is a silver medalist from the 2006 World Junior Championships behind compatriot David Rudisha
David Lekuta Rudisha, State Commendations of Kenya, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan Middle-distance running, middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 ...
. The same year he won 800 metres gold at the Africa Zone 5 Junior Championships. He finished fourth at the Kenyan trial for the 2008 Olympics
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, missing the ticket to Beijing
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.[Athletics Kenya]
2008 Olympic trials
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He is competing at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin
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.
Joseph Mutua, who is also an 800m runner, comes from the same village as Kivuva.
Achievements
References
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1989 births
Living people
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
African Games competitors for Kenya
21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
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