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| Born | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
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Arere Anentia (1931–1979) was a long-distance runner from Kenya.
Anentia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but failed to advance past 5000 metres heats. [1] He won 3 miles at the 1958 AAA Championships [2] At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he finished third in the 6 miles race. [3] By this result he became the first Kenyan athlete to win a medal at any intercontinental championships, together with Bartonjo Rotich, who won bronze medal over 440 Yards Hurdles. [2] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished 19th over 10000 metres [1] and was to participate the marathon race, but did not start. [4]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arere Anentia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b John Bale, Joe Sang: Kenyan Running
- ^ Sportingheroes.net: 1958 Commonwealth Games Mens Results
- ^ Olympic Data Project: Roma (Rome) 1960 - Athletics - Men: Marathon
 | This Kenyan biographical article relating to athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1931 births
- 1979 deaths
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs
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| Born | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1979 (aged 47–48) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arere Anentia (1931–1979) was a long-distance runner from Kenya.
Anentia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but failed to advance past 5000 metres heats. [1] He won 3 miles at the 1958 AAA Championships [2] At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he finished third in the 6 miles race. [3] By this result he became the first Kenyan athlete to win a medal at any intercontinental championships, together with Bartonjo Rotich, who won bronze medal over 440 Yards Hurdles. [2] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished 19th over 10000 metres [1] and was to participate the marathon race, but did not start. [4]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arere Anentia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b John Bale, Joe Sang: Kenyan Running
- ^ Sportingheroes.net: 1958 Commonwealth Games Mens Results
- ^ Olympic Data Project: Roma (Rome) 1960 - Athletics - Men: Marathon
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| This Kenyan biographical article relating to athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1931 births
- 1979 deaths
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs