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Daniel Matasi Rudisha (August 11, 1945 – March 6, 2019) was a Kenyan sprint athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Born in Kilgoris , Rift Valley Province , he competed for Kenya in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Munyoro Nyamau , Naftali Bon and ...
Mar 7, 2019 · Daniel Rudisha, pioneer of Kenyan running, dies at 73. Rudisha won silver in the 4x400m relay at the 1968 Olympics, and was the father of world record-holder, double Olympic gold...
As well as being a powerful front runner, the fleet-footed Rudisha also boasts a searing sprint finish, as he showed in Berlin in August 2010, when he ran 1:41.09 to smash Kipketer’s world record. A week later, he shaved a further eight hundredths of that time in Rieti (ITA).
Mar 7, 2019 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Daniel Rudisha, an Olympic silver-medalist runner in 1968 and the father of two-time Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha, has died. He was 73. David Rudisha made the announcement on Thursday, saying his father had a heart attack on Wednesday while undergoing dialysis treatment.
Mar 7, 2019 · Daniel Rudisha, a member of Kenya’s silver medal-winning relay quartet at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and father to 800m world record holder David Rudisha, has died, his family said Thursday.
Mar 7, 2019 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Daniel Rudisha, an Olympic silver-medalist runner in 1968 and the father of two-time Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha, has died. He was 73.
Mar 6, 2019 · Daniel Rudisha was a 400 metre runner who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 4x400. He also competed in the open 400, but did not get past the first round. His 45.5 time for 440 yards in 1967 ranked him 7th on the year list for the event.
