David Singeoi Kiptoo (born 25 June 1967 in

Kapsabet Kapsabet is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi County and is located 40 kilometres southwest of Eldoret on the way to Chavakali. The name Kapsabet comes from "Kap"- 'belong to/area of' and "sabit" or "sobet" – 'live' and has come to ...

) is a retired

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n athlete who competed mostly in the

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. He represented his country at the

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finishing sixth in the final. His personal bests in the event are 1:43.00 outdoors (1996) and 1:46.05 indoors (1999).

Competition record

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1967 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics People from Nandi County Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games 20th-century Kenyan people {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub