Elizabeth Muthuka (born 1975) is runner form

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

who concentrates on 400 metres. Her surname is sometimes spelled ''Muthoka''. Muthuka won 100, 200 and 400 metres races at the 2005 Kenyan Athletics Championships and has won number of national championships since then. She competed at the

2006 African Championships in Athletics The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships ...

400 metres race. She reached the semifinals at the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nige ...

. At the 2008 African Championships she finished 7th in 400 metres final and helped the Kenyan 4*400 metres relay team to reach the final. However, she did not take part in the final, where Kenya finished second. She broke the 400 metres Kenyan record at the Kenyan Championships in July 2008 by running 51.53. The previous record, 51.56 by

Ruth Waithera Ruth Waithera Nganga (born August 17, 1958) is a retired sprinter from Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

was set in 1984. A week later she lowered the record to 50.82 at the Kenyan Olympic trials. She was selected to compete for Kenya at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. She had, however, failed a doping test at the Kenyan athletics championships and thus did not compete at the Olympics. She tested positive for Nandrolone and was given a two-year ban by Athletics Kenya. In addition, her 400 metres Kenyan records were erased. She had returned to competition in early 2011.Capital FM, April 3, 2011
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* 1975 births Living people Kenyan female sprinters Doping cases in athletics Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Kenya {{kenya-athletics-bio-stub