Titus Kipjumba Mbishei (born 28 October 1990 in

Mount Elgon District Mount Elgon District (Mt. Elgon District) was an districts of Kenya, administrative district in the Western Province (Kenya), Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsokwony. In 2010, it was merged into Bungoma County. Geography and de ...

) is a Kenyan

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who competes in track, cross country and

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. He won medals at world junior level and has represented Kenya at the

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. He made his international debut in 2008: having come fifth in the national junior race, he was selected for the

2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All race ...

and took fifth place on the international stage, helping Kenya to the team title. He repeated national and world placings again in the 10,000 metres – he won the

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at the

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in a personal best time of 27:31.65 minutes after having come second at the Kenyan junior trials. He returned to the world stage in 2009, taking a silver medal in the junior race at the

2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 28, 2009. The races were held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races ...

behind pre-race favourite

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. He began competing on the European circuit towards the end of the year, running at the

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and winning the Course de l'Escalade in

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in December.Titus Mbishei
. Pace Sports Management. Retrieved 2 February 2011. Mbishei stepped up to the senior ranks in 2010. He took fourth place at the

Campaccio The Campaccio is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. Organised by the ''Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese'' (Sangiorgese Sports Association), the event attracts participation ...

meeting and second at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country, but didn't manage to qualify for the senior men's team for the world cross that year. He enjoyed success on the roads, however, claiming victory at the Great Edinburgh Run and then at the

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in May. He easily won the 10,000 m at the Kenya national selection event for the

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, gaining himself a place on the team. At the Games in

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he just fell short of obtaining a medal, finishing in fourth place. He started his 2011 cross country preparation well with runner-up finishes at both the

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mbishei, Titus Living people 1990 births Kenyan male long-distance runners People from Mount Elgon District Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya Kenyan male cross country runners 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen