John Litei

John Litei

KenyaKenya
Born
Jun 2, 1983 (43 years old)
Events
800 m

John Litei Nkamasiai (born 2 June 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He was the bronze medalist in the Men's 800 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He is one of the coaches of Global Sports Communications, a management company that manages Eliud Kipchoge. Being a sprinter himself, he has excelled in coaching track athletes. Among athletes he trained are the world junior record holder in 1500m Ronald Kwemoi and Samwel Chebolei Masai.

Personal best · 800 m1:44.86
#396 all-time
2009 season best1:49.46May 29, 2009 · Beograd
2009 season best

As of Oct 28, 2026: 800 m 1:44.86 (#396 all-time), 2009 season best 1:49.46 (May 29, 2009, Beograd (SRB)) · 43 years old

Personal bests

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DisciplineResultAll-time
400mTorino 200146.7h1,065 pts–
800mVilleneuve d'Ascq 20051:44.861,178 pts#396
800m-short-trackIndoorStuttgart 20051:48.131,136 pts–
800m-short-track20051:48.131,136 pts–
1000mOristano 20032:20.961,047 pts–

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
2009800m 1:49.46–May 29, 2009Beograd (SRB)
2008800m 1:46.11–May 25, 2008Mangueirão, Belém (BRA)
2008800m-short-track 1:49.90–Jan 31, 2008–
2008800m-short-track Indoor1:49.90–Jan 31, 2008Linz (AUT) (i)
2007800m 1:47.79–Jul 2, 2007Malmö (SWE)
2007800m-short-track 1:51.34–Jan 27, 2007–
2007800m-short-track Indoor1:51.34–Jan 27, 2007Kirchberg, Luxembourg (LUX) (i)
2006800m 1:46.55–Mar 22, 2006Melbourne Commonwealth Games
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John Litei's 800 m personal best is 1:44.86, set on Jun 12, 2005 in Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA), #396 on the all-time list.

John Litei competes in the 800 m.

2009 season best: 1:49.46, set on May 29, 2009 in Beograd (SRB).