Kelvin Tonui
Kenyan sprinter
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Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui (born 26 July 1997) is a Kenyan sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres. He was part of the Kenyan men's 4 x 400 metres relay team which set a new a national record while competing at the 2025 World Athletics Relays.[1]
Biography
In June 2024, Tonui ran 45.73 seconds for the 400 metres in the heats before placing fifth in the final of the Kenyan Olympic Trails.[2] The following year, he represented Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025 as the Kenyan team placed fifth in a national record time of 2:59.29, running alongside Zablon Ekwam, Boniface Mweresa and Kevin Kipkorir.[3][4] He ran 45.58 seconds to place third at the national 400 metres race at the Kip Keino Classic on 1 June 2025.[5][6] He was named in the Kenyan team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[7]
In April 2026, he was the first Kenyan finisher in 45.43 seconds in the 400 metres at the Kenyan Trials.[8] Later that month, he ran a personal best 44.95 seconds to finish third in the 400 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi behind Zakithi Nene and Muzala Samukonga.[9] He was named in the Kenyan team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[10] On the opening day, he was part of the Kenya mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team which set an African record of 3:09.87.[11][12][13] The following month, he won the 400 m title at the Kenyan Championships in 44.77.[14] In July 2026, he was a semi-finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[15] He also competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.[16]
