Frederick ("Fred") Onyancha (born 25 December 1969 in
Nyamira
Nyamira is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of its Nyamira County. It has an urban population of around 10.000 (1999 censusThe main government hospital is Nyamira District Hospital with a bed capacity of 203.
Notable people
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800 metres
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runner who won the bronze medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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in a personal best time of 1:42.79 minutes.
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1969 births
Living people
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Kenya
Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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