Robert Ouko (athlete)
Kenyan athlete (1948–2019)
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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.[1]
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
References
- ^ a b Angwenyi, Gichana (19 August 2019). "Olympic relay champion Robert Ouko dies". www.the-star.co.ke. Nairobi, Kenya: The Star. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
External links
- Robert Ouko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1912:
Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA) - 1920:
Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR) - 1924: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932: Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936: Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948: Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952:
Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM) - 1956: Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960:
Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA) - 1964: Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972:
Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN) - 1976: Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980:
Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS) - 1984: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000:
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR) - 2004: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012:
Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH) - 2016: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020: Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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| 4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) |
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