David Kitur

{{short description|Kenyan sprinter}}

David Kitur (born October 12, 1962) is a retired Kenyan runner, who specialised in 400 metres.

In 1983, at the inaugural world championships he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team, which reached semifinals.{{Cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1983/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN) - Sunday 14.08|last=Krastev|first=Todor|website=todor66.com|access-date=2018-05-02}}

He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in 400 metres and 4x400 metres race, reaching semifinals in both.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/david-kitur-1.html Sports-reference.com - David Kitur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220085452/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/david-kitur-1.html |date=2010-12-20 }} He won bronze over 400 metres at the 1985 African Championships in Athletics, and may have been part of the 4 × 400 m relay team that won gold.gbrathletics.com: [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS]

At the 1987 All-Africa Games, held in Nairobi, Kenya, he finished second behind Innocent Egbunike of Nigeria.gbrathletics.com: [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm ALL-AFRICA GAMES] He finished sixth in the 400 metres race at the 1987 World Championships.[http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1987/Men_400m.html Men 400m World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 - Thursday 03.09 ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105204318/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1987/Men_400m.html |date=2009-01-05 }} The Kenyan 4 × 400 m relay team, which he was part of, finished 5th.{{Cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1987/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 - Sunday 06.09|last=Krastev|first=Todor|website=todor66.com|access-date=2018-05-02}}

At the 1990 African Championships in Athletics 400 metres race he finished second behind his younger brother Samson Kitur. The same year, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team that won Gold.Spoerting-heroues.net: [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/commonwealth/1990_m.asp 1990 Commonwealth Games Mens Results]

Having missed the 1988 Summer Olympics, he competed at the Olympics for a second time in 1992. He reached quarterfinals in 400 metres race, where his brother Samson Kitur won bronze. He competed for the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team in heats and semifinal, helping it to reach the final. In the final he was replaced by Abednego Matilu, but the Kenyan team did not finish the final.{{Cite web|url=http://todor66.com/olim/1992/Athletics/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992|last=Krastev|first=Todor|website=todor66.com|access-date=2018-05-02}}

He is a three-times Kenyan champions over 400 metres (1984, 1985, 1990).gbrathletics.com: [http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ken.htm Kenyan Championships]

After retirement, he has been a coach.German road races, March 22, 2007: [http://www.germanroadraces.de/226-1-1675-lamine-diack-visits-president-of-kenya-.html Lamine Diack visits President of Kenya - On the way back to Mombasa, the delegation took the opportunity to stop off at the Nyayo National Stadium, whose refurbishment, with a brand new Mondo track, has just been completed with the support of the IAAF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719032144/http://www.germanroadraces.de/226-1-1675-lamine-diack-visits-president-of-kenya-.html |date=2011-07-19 }}

Two of his brothers were also Olympic athletes, Samson Kitur and Simon Kitur.