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Alphonce Simbu

1992 - Today

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Alphonce Felix Simbu (born 14 February 1992) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He is the reigning World Champion in marathon, having won the title at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, thus becoming the first Tanzanian athlete to win a gold medal at the World Championships or the Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 13 different languages on Wikipedia. Alphonce Simbu is the 9,506th most popular athlete (down from 7,832nd in 2024), the 42nd most popular biography from Tanzania (down from 40th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Tanzanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alphonce Simbu ranks 9,506 out of 6,025. Before him are Dina Pouryounes, Susannah Townsend, Semoy Hackett, Leonie Menzel, Stefano Luongo, and Bárbara Riveros. After him are Rebecca Parkes, Georgi Vangelov, Agustín Destribats, Giancarla Trevisan, Urara Ashikawa, and Melat Yisak Kejeta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Alphonce Simbu ranks 1,841. Before him are Tessie Savelkouls, Bryce Dejean-Jones, Alicia Fernández, Arli Chontey, Nzingha Prescod, and Dina Pouryounes. After him are Melat Yisak Kejeta, Lexi Ainsworth, TeTori Dixon, Karen Torrez, Huang Shih-feng, and Mohammad Rizwan.

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In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Alphonce Simbu ranks 42 out of 39. Before him are Hasheem Thabeet (1987), David Adjaye (1966), Ida Ljungqvist (1981), Luke Adams (1976), Chipo Chung (1977), and Nizar Khalfan (1988). After him are Gabriel Geay (1996), Gergely Salim (null), and Jack Cleary (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Tanzania

Among athletes born in Tanzania, Alphonce Simbu ranks 5. Before him are Filbert Bayi (1953), Christine Prinsloo (1952), Suleiman Nyambui (1953), and Luke Adams (1976). After him are Gabriel Geay (1996), Gergely Salim (null), and Jack Cleary (null).

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