Timothy Kitum (born 20 November 1994) is a Kenyan

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. He also won Commonwealth Youth Games 800m with a Games Record 1.49.32 He won a

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in the

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at the

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, finishing second to

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, before going on to win the

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in the men's 800m race at the

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* 1994 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Elgeyo-Marakwet County 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub