Charles Gitonga
Charles Gitonga (born 5 October 1971) is a retired athlete from Kenya who specialized in the 400 metres. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria.
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Medal record
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His personal best time was 44.20 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Nairobi. The result gives him a 19th place on the world all-time performers list, and is only 0.02 seconds behind the Kenyan record set by Samson Kitur four years earlier.
External links
- Charles Gitonga at World Athletics
- Charles Gitonga at the International Olympic Committee
- Charles Gitonga at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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