David Kitur is a retired Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

n runner, who specialised in 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

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In 1983, at the inaugural world championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

 he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team, which reached semifinals.

He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

, in 400 metres

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

The Men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 76 competitors, with ten qualifying heats , four quarterfinals and two semi-finals , before the final took off.-Medalists:...

 and 4x400 metres

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 400 metre relay

The 4 x 400 metres relay races at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested as part of the athletics program.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Records:These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Heats:...

 race, reaching semifinals in both. He won bronze over 400 metres at the 1985 African Championships in Athletics

1985 African Championships in Athletics

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, and may have been part of the 4x400m relay team that won gold.

At the 1987 All-Africa Games

1987 All-Africa Games

The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...

, held in Nairobi, Kenya, he finished second behind Innocent Egbunike

Innocent Egbunike

Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...

 of Nigeria

Nigeria

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. He finished sixth in the 400 metres race at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics

The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

. The Kenyan 4x400m relay team, which he was part of, finished 5th.

At the 1990 African Championships in Athletics

1990 African Championships in Athletics

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 400 metres race he finished second behind his younger brother Samson Kitur

Samson Kitur

Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,...

. The same year, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

1990 Commonwealth Games

The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...

, he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team that won Gold.

Having missed the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

, he competed at the Olympics for a second time in 1992. He reached quarterfinals in 400 metres race

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of the men's 400 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 69 participating athletes, with nine qualifying heats.-Medalists:-Records:...

, where his brother Samson Kitur won bronze. He competed for the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 400 metre relay

These are the official results of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 24 nations competing, with three qualifying heats.-Medalists:...

 team in heats and semifinal, helping it to reach the final. In the final he was replaced by Abednego Matilu, but the Kenyan team did not finish the final.

He is a three-times Kenyan champions over 400 metres (1984, 1985, 1990)

He was still active in 2002, when he took the Berlin Half Marathon

Berlin Half Marathon

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. After retirement, he has been a coach.

Two of his brothers were also Olympic athletes, Samson Kitur and Simon Kitur

Simon Kitur

Simon Kitur is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games as well as the 1987 World Championships, but without reaching the final....

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Achievements

Representing
1987	All-Africa Games 1987 All-Africa Games The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	400 m	44.93