Nixon Kiprotich

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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver	Barcelona 1992	800 metres

Nixon Kiprotich (born December 4, 1962 in Baringo) is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. Previously, Kiprotich had come eighth in the 1988 Olympic final. In 1989 he had won the African Championships and in 1990 he came second in the Commonwealth Games. During the summer of 1992 Kiprotich won several Grand Prix meetings where he defeated William Tanui to whom he lost in the Olympic final. Kiprotich was ranked No.1 in the world over 800m in 1993.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Johnny Gray	Men's 800 metres Best Year Performance 1993	Succeeded by Benson Koech