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Birth name | Daniel Kyumbe Munguti | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:33.71 (Nairobi, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Kyumbe Munguti (born 28 February 1995) is a Kenyan middle distance runner.
Career
He won a gold medal with Kenyan relay team at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst.
In June 2023, he won the Kenyan Athletics national title over 1500 metres in Nairobi in 3:37.38. He competed in the mile race at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga in 2023, placing thirteenth.
He won a gold medal with Kenyan relay team at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. He ran a personal best 3:33.71 for the 1500 metres at the 2024 Kip Keino Classic.
He finished runner-up to Reynold Cheruiyot at the Kenyan 1500m Olympic trials in June 2024.
References
- "Daniel Munguti". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "How Kenyans outpaced rivals to win mixed relay in Bathurst". pd.co.ke. February 20, 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Kenya's quartet delivers first gold medal in Bathurst". The-Star.co.ke. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- "Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Big shots deliver promises at national athletics show". Standardmedia.co.ke. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Munguti, Koech star in KDF meet finale". Nation.Africa. May 9, 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Kenya runs away with mixed relay gold in Belgrade". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- Rutto, Stephen (April 21, 2024). "Kenyan stars impress at Kip Keino Classic". tnx.africa. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Lilian Odira punches her maiden Olympic ticket in 800m". kbc.co.ke. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.