Wilfred Bungei

Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who won the men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was born on 24 July 1980 in Kabirisang in the Nandi area of Kenya, and he belongs to the Nandi, a Kalenjin people. Olympedia gives his personal best for the 800 metres as 1:42.34, set in 2002. He ran the event at two Olympic Games, finishing fifth in 2004 and winning gold in 2008, and he was chosen to carry the Kenyan flag at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Games. His other medals include a silver from the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton and indoor world medals, a bronze in 2003 and a gold in 2006. He is a cousin of the 800 metres runner Wilson Kipketer.