Wiseman Mukhobe

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Wiseman Mukhobe
WISEMAN WERE MUKHOBE 4e a la finale du 400 metres haies.jpg
Personal information
Birth nameWiseman Were Mukhobe
Nationality Kenyan
Born (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event(s) 400m hurdles, 400m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Saint Pierre 400 m hurdles

Wiseman Were Mukhobe (born 13 October 1997) is a Kenyan athlete. He was a medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the Kenya team in the 4x400m relay, and finished fourth in the final of the 400m hurdles. [1]

Career

Mukhobe finished fourth in the men’s 400m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [2] Mukhobe then won a bronze medal as part of the Kenyan 4 x 400m relay team which came third at the same Games. [3]

On 20 April 2024, he won the 400 metres hurdles at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in a meeting record time of 48.57. [4] He ran as part of the Kanyan 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [5]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, in the 400 metres hurdles, reaching the semi-finals. [6] [7]

He ran a new personal best of 48.34 seconds to win the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on 31 May 2025 and set a new meeting record. [8] He won the 400m hurdles title at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in June 2025. [9] He was subsequently named in the Kenyan team for the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [10]

References

  1. "Wiseman Were Mukhobe". Worldathletics.org.
  2. "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 400m Hurdles results". BBCSport.com.
  3. "Key lessons for Kenya from Commonwealth Games". nation.africa.
  4. "Katzberg throws 84.38m to highlight hammer in Nairobi". World Athletics. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. Okeyo, Dennis (16 June 2024). "Faith leads chase for glory as Olympics squad is unveiled". tnx.africa. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. "Nene smashes 44-second barrier in Nairobi". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. "Big names fall as National Athletics championships end at Ulinzi". kbc.co.ke. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  10. Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.