Daniel Munguti Explained

Daniel Munguti
Birth Name:	Daniel Kyumbe Munguti
Nationality:	Kenyan
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Middle distance running
Birth Date:	28 February 1995
Pb:	1500m: 3:33.71 (Nairobi, 2024)

Daniel Kyumbe Munguti (born 28 February 1995) is a Kenyan middle distance runner.^[1]

Career

He won a gold medal with Kenyan relay team at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst.^{[2] [3]}

In June 2023, he won the Kenyan Athletics national title over 1500 metres in Nairobi in 3:37.38.^{[4] [5]} He competed in the mile race at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga in 2023, placing thirteenth.^[6]

He won a gold medal with Kenyan relay team at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.^[7] He ran a personal best 3:33.71 for the 1500 metres at the 2024 Kip Keino Classic.^[8]

He finished runner-up to Reynold Cheruiyot at the Kenyan 1500m Olympic trials in June 2024.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daniel Munguti. 14 June 2024. World Athletics.
2. Web site: How Kenyans outpaced rivals to win mixed relay in Bathurst. pd.co.ke. 14 June 2024. February 20, 2023.
3. Web site: Kenya's quartet delivers first gold medal in Bathurst. 18 February 2023. 12 June 2024. The-Star.co.ke.
4. Web site: Kenyan Championships. World Athletics. 14 June 2024. 23 June 2023.
5. Web site: Big shots deliver promises at national athletics show. Standardmedia.co.ke. 14 June 2024. 25 June 2023.
6. Web site: Munguti, Koech star in KDF meet finale. May 9, 2024. Nation.Africa. 14 June 2024.
7. Web site: Kenya runs away with mixed relay gold in Belgrade. World Athletics. 14 June 2024. 30 March 2024.
8. Web site: Kenyan stars impress at Kip Keino Classic. tnx.africa. 14 June 2024. Stephen. Rutto . April 21, 2024.
9. Web site: Lilian Odira punches her maiden Olympic ticket in 800m. kbc.co.ke. 14 June 2024. 14 June 2024.