Timothy Kitum (born 20 November 1994) is a Kenyan

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 ...

. He also won Commonwealth Youth Games 800m with a Games Record 1.49.32 He won a

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in the

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at the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

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, finishing second to

Nijel Amos Nijel Carlos Amilfitano Amos (born 15 March 1994) is a Motswana middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. He won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was Botswana's first ever Olympic medal. Early life Nijel Amos is from Ma ...

, before going on to win the

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in the men's 800m race at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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* 1994 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Kenya Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub