William Tanui
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| Men's Athletics
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Representing  Kenya
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | 800 metres
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All-Africa Games
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1991 Cairo | 800 metres |
William Kiptarus Tanui (born 22 February 1964) is a Kenyan former
Biography
Born in Terik Location of South Nandi District, William Tanui first came to notice relatively late in life, when he won the 1500 m at the Kenyan Commonwealth Games trials in 1989, but ran only sixth at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. In the same year he won the 800 m at the African Championships in Cairo. In the World Indoor Championships at Seville in 1991, Tanui crossed the line first, but was disqualified for breaking from his lane too early. He won 800 metres in the 1991 All-Africa Games.
Tanui's greatest moment came at the
He finished 2nd at the
Tanui concentrated more on the 1500 m in the latter part of his career, and he finished fifth at that distance in the
Tanui currently volunteers for Terik community to uplift sports programs among the youth.
References
- ^ gbrathletics.com: IAAF WORLD CUP IN ATHLETICS
External links
- William Tanui at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- William Tanui at World Athletics
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