Robert Ouko (athlete) explained

Robert Ouko (24 October 1948  - 18 August 2019) was a Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Career

Ouko won two golds at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, first in 800 m and then as a member of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team. At the same year he was also a member of a Kenyan 4x880 yd relay team, which set the new world record of 7:11.6.

At the Munich Olympics, Ouko was fifth in 800 m and ran the third leg in the gold medal-winning Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team.

After his athletics career, Ouko worked as the secretary general in the Kenyan Amateur Athletic Association.

Ouko died 18 August 2019.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angwenyi . Gichana . Olympic relay champion Robert Ouko dies . www.the-star.co.ke . . 19 August 2019 . Nairobi, Kenya . 19 August 2019.