Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record... 27 KB (2,192 words) - 20:11, 12 March 2024 |
Mary Wacera Ngugi (section Marriage to Samuel Wanjiru) Athletics and the 2007 African junior champion. She is the widow of Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic champion in the marathon, and had a daughter with... 9 KB (1,001 words) - 19:48, 8 March 2024 |
Wanjiru is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to: The main character of a Kikuyu story, "Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her People" Daniel Wanjiru (born 1992)... 1,001 bytes (173 words) - 10:32, 24 November 2021 |
ran the half marathon of the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon to beat Samuel Wanjiru 2005 record for the distance by a full 21 seconds with a time of 58... 65 KB (4,851 words) - 10:25, 5 April 2024 |
Chris. "Wanjiru on course to win World Marathon Majors". The East African. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Larkin, Duncan (2010-11-09). "Wanjiru and Shobukhova... 39 KB (1,530 words) - 20:26, 26 April 2024 |
The Olympic records for the event are 2:06:32 hours for men, set by Samuel Wanjiru in 2008, and 2:23:07 hours for women, set by Tiki Gelana in 2012. The... 14 KB (1,178 words) - 22:15, 2 April 2024 |
started running while at school. Daniel Wanjiru is not related to the late marathoner Samuel Wanjiru. Wanjiru is a resident of Kirinyaga County, Kirinyaga... 6 KB (363 words) - 00:14, 8 November 2023 |
The top three men, Samuel Wanjiru, Tsegay Kebede, and Jaouad Gharib, near the end of the 2009 marathon... 46 KB (3,993 words) - 07:15, 9 May 2024 |
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came fifth in the marathon. He beat Samuel Wanjiru to win the inaugural edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon... 8 KB (557 words) - 22:29, 5 April 2024 |
2009 winner Samuel Wanjiru beat Martin Lel's year-old course record by just five seconds.... 29 KB (652 words) - 10:27, 23 April 2024 |
would plateau around the 2:02 mark, an opinion shared by Kenyan runner Samuel Wanjiru. Extrapolating the fall in marathon world record times, Francois Peronnet... 36 KB (3,372 words) - 18:06, 12 April 2024 |
Women Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 (2003) World junior (U20) records Men Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 26:41.75 (2005) Women Linet Masai (KEN) 30:26.50 (2008)... 35 KB (798 words) - 20:55, 6 May 2024 |
marathon times of past legends Haile Gebrselassie, Paul Tergat and Samuel Wanjiru by running 2:05:04 to win. Kenenisa then went on to compete in the 2014... 67 KB (4,815 words) - 11:42, 7 May 2024 |
3:29.46 in 1985, and 5000 m, 13:00.40 in 1985 and 12:58.39 in 1987 Samuel Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011), Kenyan, he won the London Marathon... 11 KB (1,692 words) - 22:10, 25 March 2024 |
place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru in a time of 2:05:10 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's... 9 KB (308 words) - 12:50, 27 February 2021 |
Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2008. "Wanjiru first Kenyan to win Olympic men's marathon". ESPN. 24 August 2008. Archived... 42 KB (1,653 words) - 02:22, 9 March 2024 |
runners for practicing before major events due to its high altitude. Samuel Wanjiru, the Olympic Marathon Record holder and the first Kenyan to win the... 7 KB (824 words) - 19:57, 11 May 2024 |
56:18+ Samuel Wanjiru Kenya 11 September 2005 Rotterdam Half Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 18 years, 305 days Half marathon 59:16 Samuel Wanjiru Kenya... 93 KB (2,815 words) - 10:13, 3 May 2024 |
half marathon world record of 58:33 minutes was set at this race by Samuel Wanjiru in 2007. This remains the men's course record, while Tegla Loroupe is... 9 KB (356 words) - 13:54, 25 August 2023 |
gold medalist who went on to win the IAAF Golden League jackpot, and Samuel Wanjiru, who won the men's marathon. Retired Olympic and Commonwealth Games... 198 KB (19,258 words) - 19:14, 29 April 2024 |
gold medalist who went ahead to win the Golden League jackpot, and Samuel Wanjiru who won the men's marathon. Julius Yego became the first Kenyan field... 41 KB (5,079 words) - 00:42, 25 March 2024 |