# Felix Kitur

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{{Short description|Kenyan  middle-distance track runner}}
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|name = Felix Kitur
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| sport = [Track](/source/Track_and_field)
| event = [800 meters](/source/800_meters), [1000 meters](/source/1000_metres), [1500 meters](/source/1500_meters)
|nationality = [Kenyan](/source/Kenyan)
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|club = [Santa Monica Track Club](/source/Santa_Monica_Track_Club)
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|17}}
|birth_place = [Eldoret](/source/Eldoret), Kenya
|collegeteam = [VMI](/source/VMI_Keydets)
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|pb = '''[800 meters](/source/800_meters)''': 1:45.13<ref name="All-Athletics">{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/55020|author=All-Athletics|title=Profile of Felix Kitur}}</ref> <br> '''[1500 meters](/source/1500_meters)''': 3:42.53<ref name="All-Athletics"/>
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'''Felix Kitur''' (born April 17, 1987) is a [middle-distance](/source/middle-distance_running) track runner who specializes in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres). Running for [Virginia Military Institute](/source/Virginia_Military_Institute), he qualified for the [NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) four times, before which he became a full-time professional for [Santa Monica Track Club](/source/Santa_Monica_Track_Club). He competes for [Kenya](/source/Kenya) internationally.

==Running career==

===Collegiate===
Kitur attended and ran for Virginia Military Institute. He ran the [NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) on four occasions. In his freshman year he was ranked as the fastest college freshman in the 800-meter discipline in the [United States](/source/United_States).<ref name="VMI">{{cite web|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1593284|author=Salois, Brad|title=From Kenya to Virginia and Beyond - Keydet Athlete Feature}}</ref>

===Post-collegiate===
Kitur pursued [track](/source/track_and_field) after college, and began training full-time at [Santa Monica Track Club](/source/Santa_Monica_Track_Club). He represented [Kenya](/source/Kenya) in the 800-meter at an international track meet in [Bilbao](/source/Bilbao), [Spain](/source/Spain) in 2013.<ref>[http://www.watchathletics.com/page/399/international-meeting-bilbao-2013-results] International Meeting Bilbao 2013 Results</ref> On May 17, 2013, Kitur was given a DQ (disqualification) mark for a lane violation after running what would have been a personal best time of 1:44.84 (min:sec) in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres).<ref>[http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=3423&do=videos&video_id=88788] Oxy High Performance Meet: Felix Kitur DQ'd After 1:44 800m Win (Video)</ref>

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Category:Kenyan men middle-distance runners
Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:Athletes from Eldoret
Category:VMI Keydets men's track and field athletes
Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen

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