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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wiseman Were Mukhobe |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 13 October 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 400m hurdles, 400m |
Medal record | |
Wiseman 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]
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]
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