William Mutwol

William Mutwol ( Boniface William Mutwol; born October 10, 1967 in Marakwet District Kapsowar in ) is a former Kenyan obstacle and long distance runners.

He had his first international appearance at the Junior race in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1986 in Colombier, where he took ninth place in the individual standings with the Kenyan team silver.

In 1990 he was. At the World Cross Country Championships in Aix -les- Bains fifth and won gold with the team In the African Championships in Cairo, he won the steeplechase with a time of 8:34,03 min the silver medal behind the Moroccan Abdelaziz Sahere.

The following year he was at the World Cross Country Championships in Antwerp twelfth and defended with the team gold.

In 1992 he won in his most successful season at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Boston silver behind compatriot John Ngugi and took his third team gold. At Carlsbad 5000 he set a world record with 13:12 in the 5K road race min, and at the Marathon Relay World Championship, he was the final runner of the winning Kenyan team. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​he then won behind his compatriots Matthew Birir and Patrick Sang the bronze medal in a personal best time of 8:10,74 min and thus completed the Kenyan triple triumph on this route.

In 1998, he was ninth at the Vienna City Marathon.

William Mutwol is 1.60 m and weighed 55 kg in his playing days.

Bests

  • 3000m steeplechase: 8:10,74 min, August 7, 1992 Barcelona
  • 5000 m: 13:22,15 min, August 25, 1992 Copenhagen
  • Marathon: 2:16:07 h 24 May, 1998 Vienna
Cross country running Summer Olympic Games 1990 African Championships in Athletics Long-distance running 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Ekiden 5000 metres
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