Wanjiru entering the stadium in his marathon victory at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality
Kenyan
Born
(1986-11-10)10 November 1986 Nyahururu, Kenya
Died
15 May 2011(2011-05-15) (aged 24) Nyahururu, Kenya
Height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight
52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport
Running
Event(s)
Half marathon, marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
5000 m: 13:12.40 (Hiroshima 2005)
10,000 m: 26:41.75 (Brussels 2005)
Half marathon: 58:33 (The Hague 2007)
Marathon: 2:05:10 (London 2009)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Marathon
World Marathon Majors
2010 Chicago
Marathon
2009 Chicago
Marathon
2009 London
Marathon
2008 London
Marathon
2007 Fukuoka
Marathon
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 time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He became the youngest gold medallist in the marathon since 1932.
He set the current (as of 2020) 10,000m World Junior Record in 2005 and set the half marathon world record 3 times.[1] In 2009, he won both the London Marathon and Chicago Marathon, running the fastest marathons ever recorded in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively. He retained his Chicago title in 2010 in a season fraught with injury.
In 2011, he died after a fall from a balcony at his home in Nyahururu following a domestic dispute.
^"IAAF: Half Marathon - men - senior - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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...
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Chris. "Wanjiru on course to win World Marathon Majors". The East African. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Larkin, Duncan (2010-11-09). "Wanjiru and Shobukhova...
The Olympic records for the event are 2:06:32 hours for men, set by SamuelWanjiru in 2008, and 2:23:07 hours for women, set by Tiki Gelana in 2012. The...
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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...
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came fifth in the marathon. He beat SamuelWanjiru to win the inaugural edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon...
marathon times of past legends Haile Gebrselassie, Paul Tergat and SamuelWanjiru by running 2:05:04 to win. Kenenisa then went on to compete in the 2014...
although he described the course as "very hard", he won the race ahead of SamuelWanjiru. He attempted for yet another title at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon...
aircraft specially chartered from Spain. Both of the 2009 winners, SamuelWanjiru and Irina Mikitenko, were present to defend their titles. However, neither...
place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's SamuelWanjiru in a time of 2:05:10 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's...
Khaimah Half Marathon by running 59:13 minutes, being beaten only by SamuelWanjiru who set the world record (58:53) at the same race. He won silver at...
gold medalist who went on to win the IAAF Golden League jackpot, and SamuelWanjiru, who won the men's marathon. Retired Olympic and Commonwealth Games...
such as; John Ngugi, Catherine Ndereba, Stanley Waithaka and the late SamuelWanjiru (a one-time Olympic champion, three-time major marathon winner, one-time...
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...
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...
gold medalist who went ahead to win the Golden League jackpot, and SamuelWanjiru who won the men's marathon. Julius Yego became the first Kenyan field...
half marathon world record of 58:33 minutes was set at this race by SamuelWanjiru in 2007. This remains the men's course record, while Tegla Loroupe is...
Chris. "Wanjiru on course to win World Marathon Majors". The East African. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Larkin, Duncan (2010-11-09). "Wanjiru and Shobukhova...
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