Kennedy Ondiek
Kennedy Ondiek (December 12, 1966 – July 14, 2011)[1] was a Kenyan runner, who specialised in sprinting. He competed at the Olympics and World Championships.
Ondiek participated in three events the 1988 Olympic Games. He reached the quarterfinals (second round) in the 100 and the 200 metres races. In the 4x100 metres relay race he was part of the Kenyan team that reached semifinals. Other runners in the team were Peter Wekesa, Simeon Kipkemboi and Elkana Nyang'au.[2]
He finished 8th at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 200 metres race.[3] He reached 200 metres quarterfinals at the 1991 World Championships.[4]
At the 1992 Summer Olympics he competed in 100 and 200 metres races, reaching quarterfinals in the latter. Year later, at the 1993 World Championships he reached 200 quarter-finals again.[5] He competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, but did advance to finals.[3]
He also won several Kenyan championships [6] and won the 100 metres at the 1988 East and Central African Championships.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former sprinter Ondiek dies in Nairobi". standardmedia. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ^ Men 4x100m Relay Olympic Games 1988 Seoul (KOR) - Saturday 01.10 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Commonwealth Games results service
- ^ Men 200m World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) - Tuesday 27.08 Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Men 200m World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER) - Friday 20.08 Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ gbrathletics.com: KENYAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ^ gbrathletics.com: EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
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- 1966 births
- 2011 deaths
- Kenyan male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya