Abel Mutai

Abel Kiprop Mutai (born 2 October 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]

Abel Mutai
Mutai in the lead, in 2011
Personal information
Born (1988-10-02) October 2, 1988
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000m Steeplechase
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
2012 London3000 m st.
African Championships
2012 Porto Novo3000 m st.
Updated on 9 August 2012.

He was born in Nandi. He won the gold medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships, a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 2013 World Championship and finished ninth at the 2009 World Athletics Final.[1]

As well as these, he won the 2000 m steeplechase at the 2007 African Junior championship.[1] He suffered an Achilles tendon injury which kept him out of competition for all of 2010.[1]

His personal best times are 8:05.16 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Lisbon; and 8:01.67 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in May 2012 in Rome.[1]

In January 2013 a video of fellow long-distance runner Iván Fernández shoving a lost Mutai towards the finish line during the Burlada Cross Country race, rather than passing Mutai and winning the race, went viral. Fernández was globally praised for his sportsmanship.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kenya
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st 2000 m s'chase 5:24.69
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 8th 3000 m s'chase 8:36.75
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:16.05
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:19.73

References
  1. Abel Mutai at World Athletics
  2. "La Honestidad De Iván Fernández". RTVE.
  3. Carlos Arribas. Honesty of the long-distance runner: Vitoria-based athlete Iván Fernández Anaya refused to take advantage when his rival stopped short of the finishing line in a cross-country race, El Pais, 24 February 2013
  4. Spanish Runner Intentionally Loses To Abel Mutai, After The Kenyan Mistook The Finish Line (Video), Nairobi Wire, 22 January 2013
  5. Michael Katz. Heartwarming proof that sportsmanship is not dead, USA TODAY, January 19, 2013.
  6. Spanish runner Iván Fernández Anaya helps opponent Abel Mutai win cross-country race, Vancouver Sun, January 18, 1013.
  7. Bob Collins. Losing on purpose, Minnesota Public Radio, January 18, 2013
  8. Ivan Fernandez Anaya, Spanish Runner, Intentionally Loses Race So Opponent Can Win, HuffPost, January 18, 1013
  9. See How Iván Fernández Anaya Gained Global Recognition Few Years Ago, Opera News, 7 July 2020
  10. Huzaima Bukhari. Ethics – a fading trend, Daily Times, July 4, 2020
  11. Abdul Latheef Naha. When the runner-up won the race of integrity, The Hindu, July 9, 2020


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