Barnabas Kinyor
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Barnabas Agui Kinyor (born 3 August 1961 in Nandi Hills) is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
[edit] Career
He finished seventh at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, eighth at the 1993 World Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games as well as the 1995 World Championships without reaching the final.
His personal best time was 48.90 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1992 Olympics.[1]
[edit] Private life
His son Job Kinyor (born 1990 [2]) is an apt middle distance runner.[3] With his wife Salina Kosgei (also a runner) he has two children: Billy (born 1996) and Ruth (born 2001).[4]
[edit] References
- sports-reference
- IAAF profile for Barnabas Kinyor
- ^ World men's all-time best 400m hurdles (last updated 2001)
- ^ IAAF profile for Job Kinyor
- ^ Njenga, Peter (18 June 2008). "Kenyan Trials lead to squad of 23 selections for Bydgoszcz". IAAF.org. http://www.iaaf.org/WJC08/news/kind=100/newsid=45365.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ World Majors Marathon profile for Salina Kosgei
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