Kibet Boit

Kibet Boit got his start in track and field athletics as a student at Alliance High School. Kibet was named captain of Kenya’s 1956 Olympic squad, where he was eliminated in the heats of the 4x400 metres relay (alongside Kiptalam Keter, Kamau Wanyoke, and Bartonjo Rotich). He survived the heats of the 400 metres, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals in a heat won by eventual bronze medalist Voitto Hellstén of Finland. His final stop was as captain of the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games team where, individually, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 440 yards and the heats of the 100 yards. In the relays, he was sixth in the 4x440 yards relay (with Keter, Rotich, and non-Olympian Samuel Chemweno) and eliminated in the heats of the 4x110 yards relay (with Rotich, Chemweno, and Seraphino Antao). Trained as a teacher, he took up government administration after his retirement from active competition and held numerous positions, including the presidency of the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (now Athletics Kenya) and President of the Kenyan Olympic Committee from 1964-68.

His brother Paul Kipkorir Boit was also a 400 metres runner and captain of the athletics team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Personal Best: 400 – unknown.