Abel Mutai
 Mutai in the lead, in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 3000m Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 9 August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Abel Kiprop Mutai (born 2 October 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]
Life and career
[edit]He was born in Nandi. He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships, a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placed seventh at the 2013 World Championship and finished ninth at the 2009 World Athletics Final.[1]
In addition to these, he won the 2000 m steeplechase at the 2007 African Junior Championship.[1] He suffered an Achilles tendon injury which kept him out of competition for all of 2010.[1]
His personal best times are 8:05.16 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Lisbon; and 8:01.67 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in May 2012 in Rome.[1]
In January 2013, a video showing fellow long-distance runner Iván Fernández gently guiding a lost Mutai towards the finish line during the Burlada Cross Country race, instead of passing him to win, went viral. Fernández was globally praised for his sportsmanship.[2][3][4][5]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 1st | 2000 m s'chase | 5:24.69 |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 8th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:36.75 |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto-Novo, Benin | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:16.05 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:19.73 | |
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 Abel Mutai at World Athletics
- ↑ Carlos Arribas. Honesty of the long-distance runner: Vitoria-based athlete Iván Fernández Anaya refused to take advantage when his rival stopped short of the finishing line in a cross-country race, El Pais, 24 February 2013
- ↑ Spanish Runner Intentionally Loses To Abel Mutai, After The Kenyan Mistook The Finish Line (Video), Nairobi Wire, 22 January 2013
- ↑ Michael Katz. Heartwarming proof that sportsmanship is not dead, USA TODAY, January 19, 2013.
- ↑ Spanish runner Iván Fernández Anaya helps opponent Abel Mutai win cross-country race, Vancouver Sun, January 18, 2013.
African Champions in men's 3000 m steeplechase | |
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men long-distance runners
- Kenyan men steeplechase 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
- Athletes from Nandi County
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- African Games athletes for Kenya
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Olympic men steeplechase runners