Kennedy Kimwetich (born 1 January 1973) is a retired

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who specialised in the

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. He reached the final of the 1999 World Championships finishing seventh. He is the Kenyan record holder in the indoor

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. This is also the current Commonwealth records.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *800 metres – 1:43.03 (Stuttgart 1998) *1000 metres – 2:13.56 (Nice 1999) Indoor *800 metres – 1:46.26 (Karlsruhe 2000) *1000 metres – 2:15.50 (Stuttgart 2000) NR

References

1973 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Kenya 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub