Daniel Kimaiyo
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Edmonton400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1978 Edmonton4×400 m relay
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Algiers400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place1978 Algiers4×400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1979 Dakar400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1979 Dakar4×400 m relay

Daniel Kimaiyo (born 11 January 1948) is a Kenyan former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.

He became the first African to win the 400 m hurdles title at the Commonwealth Games in 1978, doing so in a time of 49.48 seconds after setting a lifetime best of 49.20 seconds in qualifying. He also led off the Kenyan 4×400 metres relay quartet to win a second gold in a Games record of 3:03.54 minutes.[1][2] That year he also secured a continental title at the 1978 All-Africa Games, succeeding John Akii-Bua, and won a relay bronze with Kenya.[3]

Kimaiyo won a second continental title at the 1979 African Championships in Athletics, where he was the inaugural 400 m hurdles champion. With the 4 × 400 m relay team he also helped his nation to the first ever title.[4] In addition to these titles, he was the winner of the hurdles at the East and Central African Championships.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Kimaiyo. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-04-02.
  2. ↑ Commonwealth Games medallists (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-02.
  3. ↑ All Africa Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-02.
  4. ↑ African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-02.
  5. ↑ East and Central African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-02.
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