Mark Kiprotich Mutai (born 23 March 1978), also spelled Muttai, is a runner from

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, who specializes in

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. He is a

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gold medallist. He competed at the 2009 world championships in

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, but did not advance from the heats. In 2010 he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team that won gold at the

2010 African Championships in Athletics The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010. Background The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time. Previously two major athletics events have been held i ...

. In the individual event he was fourth, despite recording the same time as bronze medallist Gary Kikaya of

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. Mutai was part of the African 4x400 metres relay team that finished third at the

2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 20 ...

. He won

gold medal at the

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. He is affiliated to

Kenyan Armed Forces The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) ( sw, Majeshi ya Ulinzi ya Kenya, stylized as "KENYA ARMED FORCES" capitalized on its coat of arms) are the armed forces of the Republic of Kenya. They are made up of the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, and Kenya Air Fo ...

.IAAF, 29 June 2009
10,000m dominated by Police squad – Kenyan Champs, Day 3

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutai, Mark 1978 births Kenyan male sprinters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games