Nicholas Bett

Bett in September 2015

Nicholas Kiplagat Bett (27 January 1990 – 8 August 2018) was a Kenyan track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 47.79 seconds. He was a world champion in the event, having won in 2015 and a two-time bronze medallist at the African Championships in Athletics. He was born in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.[1]

Death

Bett was killed in a car crash in Nandi Hills, Kenya on 8 August 2018, aged 28.[2]

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Ex-world champion Nicholas Bett dies in Nandi road crash". Daily Nation. 8 August 2018.