Wesley Ngetich Kimutai

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Wesley Ngetich Kimutai (December 15, 1977--January 21, 2008) was a Kenyan marathon runner. He won the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota in 2005 and 2007. Ngetich set his personal best of 2:12:10 when he finished second at the Houston Marathon in 2006. Post-election violence in his home country forced him and 13 other runners to drop out of the January 2008 Arizona Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Phoenix, Arizona.

Ngetich died after he was shot with a poisoned arrow on January 21, 2008 in the Trans Mara District, becoming the second international athlete to lose his life.[1][2][3] He leaves behind a wife and three children.

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  1. ^ KPHO-TV: Noted Marathoner Killed In Kenyan Violence, January 21, 2008
  2. ^ The Courier-Mail: Marathon runner killed by poison arrow, January 23, 2008
  3. ^ Reuters: FEATURE - Athletics - Unrest threatens Kenya sporting hopes, January 22, 2008
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