Vincent Mumo Kiilu
Personal information
Born (1982-08-03) 3 August 1982
Makueni County, Kisau division, Kenya
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
Eventvarious
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 New Delhi4x400m Relay
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Maputo4x400m Relay

Vincent Mumo Kiilu (born 3 August 1982) is a former Kenyan sprint runner and hurdler who has competed in the 2008 and the 2012 Olympic Games.[1] He has twice competed at the Commonwealth Games (2006 and 2010), including a relay silver medal on his second appearance. He was selected for Kenya at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003 and 2011. He recently worked as an athletic coach in different capacity, from assistant coach to a head coach.

In the 2012 Olympic 4x400 meter relay semifinal heat, Kiilu cut in front of South Africa's Ofentse Mogawane and both runners fell. Mogawane dislocated his shoulder and was unable to complete the race. The South African team filed an appeal, and the Kenyan team was disqualified when the IAAF ruled that Kiilu had obstructed Mogawane.[2]

Kiilu is affiliated with the Kenyan army and has won medals at the 2003 Military World Games and the 2002 Africa Military Games[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kiilu Vincent Mumo, IAAF, retrieved 31 August 2012
  2. ↑ Semenya powers her way into final, Supersport, 10 August 2012, retrieved 30 August 2012


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