Elizabeth Muthuka
Kenyan sprinter
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Elizabeth Muthuka (born 1975) is former runner form Kenya who concentrated on 400 metres. Her surname is sometimes spelled Muthoka.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya | ||
| African Championships | ||
 | 2006 Bambous | 4×400 m |
Muthuka won 100, 200 and 400 metres races at the 2005 Kenyan Athletics Championships and has won number of national championships since then.[1] She competed at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics 400 metres race. She reached the semifinals at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2] At the 2008 African Championships she finished 7th in 400 metres final [3] and helped the Kenyan 4*400 metres relay team to reach the final. However, she did not take part in the final, where Kenya finished second.[4]
She broke the 400 metres Kenyan record at the Kenyan Championships in July 2008 by running 51.53. The previous record, 51.56 by Ruth Waithera was set in 1984.[5] A week later she lowered the record to 50.82 at the Kenyan Olympic trials. She was selected to compete for Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She had, however, failed a doping test at the Kenyan athletics championships and thus did not compete at the Olympics. She tested positive for Nandrolone and was given a two-year ban by Athletics Kenya. In addition, her 400 metres Kenyan records were erased.[6]
She had returned to competition in early 2011.[7]
