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...

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...

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)...

Chris. "Wanjiru on course to win World Marathon Majors". The East African. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Larkin, Duncan (2010-11-09). "Wanjiru and Shobukhova...

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...

Ninety-five athletes from 56 nations competed. The winner of the event was Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, who set an Olympic record in the time of two hours, six minutes...

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...

 Kenya 2 April 2006 Berlin ARRS 58:53 Samuel Wanjiru  Kenya 9 February 2007 Ras al-Khaimah IAAF, ARRS 58:33 Samuel Wanjiru  Kenya 17 March 2007 The Hague IAAF...

started running while at school. Daniel Wanjiru is not related to the late marathoner Samuel Wanjiru. Wanjiru is a resident of Kirinyaga County, Kirinyaga...

Olympic men's record is 2:06:32, set at the 2008 Summer Olympics by Samuel Kamau Wanjiru of Kenya. The Olympic women's record is 2:23:07, set at the 2012...

The top three men, Samuel Wanjiru, Tsegay Kebede, and Jaouad Gharib, near the end of the 2009 marathon...

although he described the course as "very hard", he won the race ahead of Samuel Wanjiru. He attempted for yet another title at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon...

2009 winner Samuel Wanjiru beat Martin Lel's year-old course record by just five seconds....

58:30  Rodgers Kwemoi (KEN) 19 February 2022 Ras al-Khaimah 16 58:33  Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 17 March 2007 The Hague  Jemal Yimer (ETH) 28 October 2018 Valencia...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

aircraft specially chartered from Spain. Both of the 2009 winners, Samuel Wanjiru and Irina Mikitenko, were present to defend their titles. However, neither...

such as; John Ngugi, Catherine Ndereba, Stanley Waithaka and the late Samuel Wanjiru (a one-time Olympic champion, three-time major marathon winner, one-time...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Khaimah Half Marathon by running 59:13 minutes, being beaten only by Samuel Wanjiru who set the world record (58:53) at the same race. He won silver at...

by Moses Tanui in 1993. Tergat's world record was broken in 2005 by Samuel Wanjiru, another Kenyan. When Tergat raced Gebrselassie in the London Marathon...

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...

56:18+ Samuel Wanjiru  Kenya 11 September 2005 Rotterdam Half Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 18 years, 305 days Half marathon 59:16 Samuel Wanjiru  Kenya...

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...

September 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2024. "Kenya Olympic marathon star Sammy Wanjiru dies in fall". BBC News. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2023. Williams...