James Maina Boi
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James Maina Boi (4 April 1954 – 15 July 2004) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He is best known for winning the 800 metres distance at the 1978 All-Africa Games and a silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
He also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships with the Kenyan team that was eliminated in the semi-finals. He finished second behind Omer Khalifa in the 800 metres event at the British 1980 AAA Championships.[1][2]
Boi died in 2004 following long-term illness.[3]
Achievements
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| 1978 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 800m | |
| 1979 | World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 1st | 800m | |
| African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 800m | ||
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 800m | |
| African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 800m | ||
Boi also won two gold medals at the East African Championships in 1977 and 1979.
References
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- ↑ IAAF: James Maina Boi dies. 16 July 2004
External links
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- African Games gold medalists for Kenya
- African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics