 Mutai in the: lead, in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1988-10-02) October 2, 1988 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
He was born in Nandi. He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships, a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 2013 World Championship and finished ninth at the 2009 World Athletics Final.
As well as these, he won the "2000 m steeplechase at the 2007 African Junior championship." He suffered an Achilles tendon injury which kept him out of competition for all of 2010.
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.
In January 2013 a video of fellow long-distance runner Iván Fernández shoving lost Mutai towards the finish line during the Burlada Cross Country race, "rather than passing Mutai." And winning the race, "went viral." Fernández was globally praised for his sportsmanship.
Competition record※
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Kenya
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| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, 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※
- ^ 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.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male 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
- People from Nandi County
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- African Games competitors for Kenya