Wiseman Mukhobe
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | Wiseman Were Mukhobe 13 October 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Events | 400m hurdles, 400m |
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Medal record | |
Wiseman Were Mukhobe (born 13 October 1997) is a Kenyan athlete. He was a medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the Kenya team in the 4x400m relay, and finished fourth in the final of the 400m hurdles.[1]
Biography
[edit]Mukhobe finished fourth in the men’s 400m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2] Mukhobe then won a bronze medal as part of the Kenyan 4 x 400m relay team which came third at the same Games.[3]
On 20 April 2024, he won the 400 metres hurdles at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in a meeting record time of 48.57.[4] He ran as part of the Kanyan 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[5]
He won ahead of Moitalel Naadokila in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 Kenyan Olympic Trials in June 2024.[6] He subsequently competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, in the 400 metres hurdles, reaching the semi-finals.[7][8]
He ran a new personal best of 48.34 seconds to win the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on 31 May 2025 and set a new meeting record.[9] He won the 400m hurdles title at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in June 2025.[10] Selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the men's 400 metres hurdles, running a personal best of 48.27 seconds in the preliminary round.[11][12]
In March 2026, it was reported that he was suspended by the Anti-Doping Agency for Kenya due to whereabouts failures.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wiseman Were Mukhobe". Worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 400m Hurdles results". BBCSport.com.
- ↑ "Key lessons for Kenya from Commonwealth Games". nation.africa.
- ↑ "Katzberg throws 84.38m to highlight hammer in Nairobi". World Athletics. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ↑ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "National Trials for the XXXIII Olympics Games". World Athletics. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Okeyo, Dennis (16 June 2024). "Faith leads chase for glory as Olympics squad is unveiled". tnx.africa. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ↑ "Nene smashes 44-second barrier in Nairobi". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Big names fall as National Athletics championships end at Ulinzi". kbc.co.ke. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ "Wiseman Were, Rita Jeptoo among top Kenyan athletes suspended for doping violations". Nation.Africa. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Kenyan men sprinters
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- African Games athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya