Boniface Mweresa

Boniface Ontuga Mweresa
Personal information
Born	13 November 1993 (age 31); Nyamira, Kenya
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Medal record
Representing Kenya
All-Africa Games
African Championships

Boniface Ontuga Mweresa (born 13 November 1993 in Nyamira) is a Kenyan sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[2] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

His personal bests in the event are 45.01 seconds outdoors (Brazzaville 2015) and 46.33 seconds indoors (Portland 2016).^[3] He is currently serving a 2 year ban for use of higenamine, a prohibited substance.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kenya
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	400 m	46.50
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.92
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	2nd	400 m	45.01
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.34
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	5th	400 m	46.86
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.25
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	1st (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.36
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	22nd (sf)	400 m	45.93
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	16th (sf)	400 m	46.68
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	6th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.52¹

¹Disqualified in the final

References

[1] Sports Reference profile

[2] Boniface Mweresa at World Athletics

[3] Boniface Mweresa at World Athletics

[4] ttps://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/disciplinary-process/en/August-2019-Sanctions-List-Full.pdf

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