Mark Mutai

Mark Kiprotich Mutai (born 23 March 1978), also spelled Muttai, is a runner from Kenya, who specializes in 400 metres. He is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

Mark Mutai
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi 400 m
2010 Delhi 4x400 m relay
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo 4x400 m
2011 Maputo 400 m
African Championships
2010 Nairobi 4x400 m relay
2012 Porto Novo4x400 m relay
2014 Marrakech4x400 m relay
Continental Cup
2010 Split 4x400 m relay

He competed at the 2009 world championships in Berlin, Germany, but did not advance from the heats.

In 2010 he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team that won gold at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics. In the individual event he was fourth, despite recording the same time as bronze medallist Gary Kikaya of DR Congo.[1]

Mutai was part of the African 4x400 metres relay team that finished third at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup.

He won 400 metres gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

He is affiliated to Kenyan Armed Forces.[2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kenya
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 43rd (h) 400 m 47.04
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th 400 m 45.28
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.96
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.62 [3]
Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 1st 400 m 45.44
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.84
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.15
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 3rd 400 m 46.52
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.10
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 15th (sf) 400 m 47.35
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.12
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 15th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.69
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 31st (h) 400 m 47.60
– 4 × 400 m relay DQ
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 9th (sf) 400 m 46.77
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.35

References
  1. dbresults.net: 2010 African Championships in Athletics – 400 m Men – Final Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. IAAF, 29 June 2009: 10,000m dominated by Police squad – Kenyan Champs, Day 3 Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Representing Africa
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