Robert Ouko (athlete)
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1972 Munich | 4x400m relay |
Robert Ouko(24 October 1948 – 18 August 2019) was a Kenyanathlete,winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 mrelayat the1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Ouko won two golds at the1970 British Commonwealth Games,first in 800 m and then as a member of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team. At the same year he was also a member of a Kenyan 4x880 yd relay team, which set the new world record of 7:11.6.
At theMunichOlympics,Ouko was fifth in 800 m and ran the third leg in the gold medal-winning Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team.
After his athletics career, Ouko worked as the secretary general in theKenyan Amateur Athletic Association.
Ouko died 18 August 2019.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abAngwenyi, Gichana (19 August 2019)."Olympic relay champion Robert Ouko dies".www.the-star.co.ke.Nairobi, Kenya:The Star.Retrieved19 August2019.
External links
[edit]- Robert OukoatOlympics at Sports-Reference.com(archived)
Commonwealth Gameschampions in men's800 metres | |
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| 880 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 800 metres (1970–present) |
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Commonwealth Gameschampions in men's4 × 400 metres relay | |
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| 4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 4 x 400 metres (1970–present) |
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