Moses Kiyai (born 1962) is a retired

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er. Kiyai won a bronze medal at the 1982 African Championships. He won the East African Championships in the long jump in 1981, 1982 and 1984 and became triple jump champion in 1982. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games he finished sixth in the

and eighth in the

. He also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final in neither long nor triple jump. His personal best jump was 8.08 metres, achieved in May 1984 in

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. In the triple jump he had 16.27 metres from 1986.

References

1962 births Living people Kenyan male long jumpers Kenyan male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub