Naftali Bon

Naftali Bon (9 October 1945 – 2 November 2018)[1] was a Kenyan athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He was born in Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province.[2]

Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
1968 Mexico City 4x400 metre relay

He competed for Kenya in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Daniel Rudisha, Munyoro Nyamau and Charles Asati. He shares the cover of the September 1969 issue of Track and Field News with Kip Keino.He passed on in 2 November 2018 at Kapsabet County Hospital.[3]

References
  1. Naftali Bon's obituary
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naftali Bon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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