Solomon Mutai

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Solomon Mutai
Munyo Mutai Beijing 2015.jpg
Mutai at the 2015 World Championships
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Men's athletics
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World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Beijing Marathon
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Marathon

Munyo Solomon Mutai (born 22 October 1992 in Bukwo) [1] is a Ugandan long-distance runner.

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He started his career over shorter distances and at the 2009 Ugandan Championships he placed ninth over 1500 metres and fourth in the 3000 metres steeplechase. At the age of 18 years he was runner-up at the national 5000 metres, second to Moses Kipsiro. [2] His half marathon debut came in Kampala and he was runner-up behind his compatriot Nathan Ayeko with a time of 1:01:26 hours. [3] He set two personal bests at the 2013 Ugandan Championships, running 13:33.80 minutes for the 5000 m and 28:44.81 minutes for the 10,000 metres, having placed fourth at both distances. [2] He made his debut in road events at the end of the year and was in the top ten at the BOClassic and Corrida de Houilles 10K runs. [4] [5] He also won the half marathon section of the Nairobi Marathon that year.

He made his international debut for Uganda at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and helped Uganda to fifth in the team race by finishing 26th overall. [6] He was then selected to run the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he finished fourth. He won a silver medal at the marathon event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [7]

Personal bests

International competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Kavarna, Bulgaria26thHalf marathon
5thTeam
2015 World Championships Beijing, China3rdMarathon 2:13:29
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar Marathon DNF

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References

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  2. 1 2 Solomon Mutai. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-07-27.
  3. Half Marathon - men - senior - outdoor - 2012. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-27.
  4. Sampaolo, Diego (2013-12-31). Merga and Jamal triumph at BoClassic New Year's Eve races". IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-27.
  5. Mulkeen, Jon (2013-12-29). Kangogo surprises Kogo in Houilles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-27.
  6. IAAF World Half Marathon Championships > IAAF World Half Marathon Championships > Half Marathon - men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-27.
  7. "Solomon Mutai bags silver for Uganda in marathon". 15 April 2018.