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Kenyan sprinter
Munyoro Nyamau (Hezekiah Munyoro Nyamau; born 5 December 1942
[1] or 6 December 1938
[2] ) is a Kenyan former
athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m
relay at the
1972 Summer Olympics .
He won inter-school championships in
Kisii when he was 15.
[3]
He reached the semifinals of the 400 m and won a surprise silver medal as a member of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team at the
1968 Summer Olympics . His teammates were
Daniel Rudisha ,
Naftali Bon and
Charles Asati .
Nyamau won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games . In September 1970, Nyamau - with teammates
Naftali Bon ,
Thomas Saisi and
Robert Ouko - set the men's 4x880 yard world record at 7:11.6.
At the
Munich Olympic Games , Nyamau was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 400 m, but he won the gold medal in the absence of the
United States as a member of the Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team. Other members of the team were Charles Asati, Robert Ouko and
Julius Sang .
He joined the
Kenya Army in 1963 and was employed by them until his retirement in 1997.
[3]
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Medley 4 × 400 m
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 )
1930 – 1966: 4 × 440 yards relay
1970 – present: 4 × 400 metres relay
1930 :
Leigh-Wood ,
Townend ,
Burghley ,
Brangwin (
ENG )
1934 :
Rathbone ,
Blake ,
Stoneley ,
Rampling (
ENG )
1938 :
Orr ,
Dale ,
Fritz ,
Loaring (
CAN )
1950 :
Carr ,
Gedge ,
Humphreys ,
Price (
AUS )
1954 :
Higgins ,
Dick ,
Fryer ,
Johnson (
ENG )
1958 :
Day ,
Evans ,
Potgieter ,
M.C. Spence (
RSA )
1962 :
Kerr ,
Khan ,
M.A. Spence ,
M. Spence (
JAM )
1966 :
Yearwood ,
Bernard ,
Roberts ,
Mottley (
TTO )
1970 :
Nyamau ,
Sang ,
Ouko ,
Asati (
KEN )
1974 :
Asati ,
Musyoki ,
Sang ,
Koskei (
KEN )
1978 :
Kimaiyo ,
Ngetich ,
Njiri ,
Koskei (
KEN )
1982 :
Cook ,
Brown ,
Scutt ,
Bennett (
ENG )
1986 :
Akabusi ,
Brown ,
Black ,
Bennett (
ENG )
1990 :
D. Kitur ,
S. Kitur ,
Kipkemboi ,
Mwanzia (
KEN )
1994 :
McKenzie ,
Crampton ,
Patrick ,
Ladejo (
ENG )
1998 :
Clarke ,
Haughton ,
McDonald ,
Martin (
JAM )
2002 :
Deacon ,
Baldock ,
Rawlinson ,
Caines (
ENG )
2006 :
Steffensen ,
Troode ,
Ormrod ,
Hill (
AUS )
2010 :
Milburn ,
Moore ,
Cole ,
Wroe (
AUS )
2014 :
Williams ,
Bingham ,
Awde ,
Hudson-Smith (
ENG )
2018 :
Maotoanong ,
Thebe ,
Nkobolo ,
Makwala (
BOT )
2022 :
St. Hillaire ,
Guevara ,
Cedenio ,
Richards (
TTO )