Barnabas Agui Kinyor (born 3 August 1961 in Nandi Hills) is a retired

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n athlete who specialized in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

. He finished seventh at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

, eighth at the 1993 World Championships and won the bronze medal at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

. He also competed at the

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and

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

as well as the 1995 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best time was 48.90 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1992 Olympics.

Private life

His son

Job Kinyor Job Koech Kinyor (born 2 September 1990) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. His personal best for the distance is 1:43.76 minutes. He was a bronze medallist at the 2011 and 2015 All-Africa Games, and he was part o ...

is a professional

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

.Sabuni, Emmanuel (2014-05-28)
Kinyor comes of age in Bahamas Relays
. ''The People'' (Kenya). Retrieved on 2014-05-31. With his wife

Salina Kosgei Salina Jebet Kosgei (born 16 November 1976 in Simotwo, Keiyo District) is a long distance runner from Kenya. She is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has competed at the Olympics and has won various marathons, including the 2009 Boston Marath ...

(also a runner) he has two children: Billy (born 1996) and Ruth (born 2001).World Majors Marathon profile for Salina Kosgei

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* 1961 births Living people Kenyan male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Fenerbahçe athletes Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub