Abel Kiprop Mutai (born 2 October 1988) is a Kenyan

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who specializes in the

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. He was born in

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. He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships, a bronze medal at the

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, seventh at the 2013 World Championship and finished ninth at the

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. As well as these, he won the 2000 m steeplechase at the 2007 African Junior championship. He suffered an Achilles tendon injury which kept him out of competition for all of 2010. His personal best times are 8:05.16 minutes in the

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, achieved in June 2006 in

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; and 8:01.67 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in May 2012 in

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. In January 2013 a video of fellow long-distance runner Iván Fernández shoving a lost Mutai towards the finish line during the

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Cross Country race, rather than passing Mutai and winning the race, went viral. Fernández was globally praised for his sportsmanship.Spanish runner Iván Fernández Anaya helps opponent Abel Mutai win cross-country race
''Vancouver Sun'', January 18, 2013.

Competition record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutai, Abel 1988 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male steeplechase 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 People from Nandi County Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Kenya