Julius Sang
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| Born | 30 June 1946 Kapsabet, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 April 2004 (aged 57) Eldoret, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julius Sang (19 September 1948 – 9 April 2004) was a Kenyan athlete. Along with teammates Robert Ouko, Charles Asati and Munyoro Nyamau, he won the 4 × 400 relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Kenya. He also took a bronze medal in the individual 400 meter race.
He ran for North Carolina Central University, where he was part of their record-setting team at the Penn Relays. Sang was married to fellow runner Tecla Chemabwai Sang. In 2004, he unexpectedly died while he was undergoing treatment for a stomach ailment.[1]
External links
[edit]- Julius Sang at World Athletics
- Julius Sang at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Julius Sang at Olympics.com
- Julius Sang at Olympedia
- Julius Sang at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Julius Sang at InterSportStats
References
[edit]- ↑ "Julius SANG". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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