Kennedy Kimwetich (born 1 January 1973) is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He reached the final of the 1999 World Championships finishing seventh.
He is the Kenyan record holder in the indoor 1000 metres. This is also the current Commonwealth records.
Competition record Representing 1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia8th800 m1:48.139th (h) relay3:05.561999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan17th (sf)800 m1:50.18World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7th800 m1:46.27All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa5th800 m1:46.24
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:43.03 (Stuttgart 1998) 1000 metres – 2:13.56 (Nice 1999) Indoor 800 metres – 1:46.26 (Karlsruhe 2000) 1000 metres – 2:15.50 (Stuttgart 2000) NR
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