Bartonjo Rotich Explained

Bartonjo Rotich
Birth Place:Baringo District, Kenya
Death Date:[1] [2]
Height:1.65m (05.41feet)
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m, 400 m hurdles
Pb:400 m – 47.0y (1960)
400 mH – 51.39 (1960)
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Bartonjo Rotich (25 May 1938  - 7 October 2019) is a runner from Kenya who specialised in 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

He went to Alliance High School.[3] Rotich competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but failed to advance past 400 metres heats and 4x400 metres relay heats.[4]

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he finished third in the 440 yards hurdles race.[5] By this result he became the first Kenyan athlete to win a medal at any intercontinental championships alongside Arere Anentia, who won bronze medal over 6 miles race.[3] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and he reached 400 metres hurdles semifinals and 400 metres quarterfinals.[4]

He was the chairman of Athletics Kenya from 1968 to 1972.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Bartonjo Rotich Kamuren. 7 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Bartonjo Rotich: Curtain falls on pioneer track star. www.kenyantribune.com. 10 October 2019.
  3. Book: John Bale . Joe Sang . Kenyan Running. 1996 . 9780714646848 .
  4. Bartonjo Rotich. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072957/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/bartonjo-rotich-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
  5. Web site: Sportingheroes.net . 1958 Commonwealth Games Mens Results.
  6. Web site: Athletics Kenya Chairmen . athleticskenya.or.ke . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090607025608/http://www.athleticskenya.or.ke/management_athletics_kenya.html . 7 June 2009 .