 Tuwei at the 2019 ISTAF Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cornelius Kipkoech Tuwei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1993 Nandi County, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 6 (800m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 1:43;76 800m 2:16:89 1000m3:35;24 1500m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Kipkoech Tuwei (born 24 May 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. [1]
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