Samson Kitur

Medal record Men’s AthleticsCompetitor for Kenya Olympic GamesBronze 1992 Barcelona 400 m World ChampionshipsSilver 1993 Stuttgart4x400 m relay Bronze 1993 Stuttgart400 m

Samson Kitur (February 25, 1966 — April 25, 2003) was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.

Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, behind winner Quincy Watts. A year later, another bronze medal was his at the World Championships in Stuttgart.

He died suddenly of an unspecified illness at age 37 in his home in Eldoret.

Reference

IAAF profile for Samson Kitur

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