ATHLETE
Mike Boit
1949 - Today

Mike Boit
Michael Kipsugut Boit (born 6 January 1949) is a Kenyan former professional middle-distance athlete whose career spanned fifteen years. He is a professor at Kenyatta University in the Department of Exercise and Sports Science. He is an uncle to Philip Boit, who became the first Kenyan athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mike Boit is the 2,855th most popular athlete (down from 2,267th in 2024), the 53rd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 38th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Kenyan Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Mike Boit ranks 2,855 out of 6,025. Before him are Hagen Melzer, Liu Yang, Marc-André Fleury, Steffi Nerius, Ivan Ivanov, and Anzhela Balakhonova. After him are Renzo Gracie, Tom Walsh, Antonio Vázquez, Millard Hampton, Kurt Meier, and Tatyana Lysenko.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHagen Melzer
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 2,849
Liu Yang
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 2,850
Marc-André Fleury
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 2,851
Steffi Nerius
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 2,852
Ivan Ivanov
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 2,853
Anzhela Balakhonova
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 2,854
Mike Boit
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 2,855
Renzo Gracie
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 2,856
Tom Walsh
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 2,857
Antonio Vázquez
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 2,858
Millard Hampton
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 2,859
Kurt Meier
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 2,860
Tatyana Lysenko
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 2,861
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Mike Boit ranks 771. Before him are Bruce Fairbairn, Susan Lindquist, Junior Murvin, Bruce E. Melnick, Dan Barker, and Amama Mbabazi. After him are Sue Hendrickson, Claudia Jennings, Jerry Coyne, A. C. Grayling, Pat Fraley, and Paul Collier.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsBruce Fairbairn
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1999
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 765
Susan Lindquist
BIOLOGIST
1949 - 2016
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 766
Junior Murvin
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 767
Bruce E. Melnick
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 768
Dan Barker
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 769
Amama Mbabazi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 770
Mike Boit
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 771
Sue Hendrickson
EXPLORER
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 772
Claudia Jennings
ACTOR
1949 - 1979
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 773
Jerry Coyne
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 774
A. C. Grayling
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 775
Pat Fraley
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 776
Paul Collier
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 777
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Mike Boit ranks 53 out of 150. Before him are Joseph Keter (1969), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Paddy Lowe (1962), Noah Ngeny (1978), and Lucas Sang (1961). After him are Yang Hao (null), Jemima Sumgong (1984), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), Richard Chelimo (1972), Bernard Lagat (1974), and Wilfred Bungei (1980).
Others born in Kenya
Go to all RankingsJoseph Keter
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 47
Paul Kipkoech
ATHLETE
1963 - 1995
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 48
Robert Wangila
ATHLETE
1967 - 1994
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 49
Paddy Lowe
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 50
Noah Ngeny
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 51
Lucas Sang
ATHLETE
1961 - 2007
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 52
Mike Boit
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 53
Yang Hao
ATHLETE
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 54
Jemima Sumgong
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 55
Ruth Chepng'etich
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 56
Richard Chelimo
ATHLETE
1972 - 2001
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 57
Bernard Lagat
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 58
Wilfred Bungei
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 59
Among ATHLETES In Kenya
Among athletes born in Kenya, Mike Boit ranks 31. Before him are John Ngugi (1962), Joseph Keter (1969), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Noah Ngeny (1978), and Lucas Sang (1961). After him are Yang Hao (null), Jemima Sumgong (1984), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), Richard Chelimo (1972), Bernard Lagat (1974), and Wilfred Bungei (1980).
John Ngugi
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 25
Joseph Keter
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 26
Paul Kipkoech
1963 - 1995
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 27
Robert Wangila
1967 - 1994
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 28
Noah Ngeny
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 29
Lucas Sang
1961 - 2007
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 30
Mike Boit
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 31
Yang Hao
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 32
Jemima Sumgong
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 33
Ruth Chepng'etich
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 34
Richard Chelimo
1972 - 2001
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 35
Bernard Lagat
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 36
Wilfred Bungei
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 37





































