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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Alphonce Simbu is the 8,289th most popular athlete (down from 7,790th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Tanzania and the 4th most popular Tanzanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alphonce Simbu ranks 8,289 out of 6,025. Before him are Martin Strempfl, Dina Pouryounes, 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 40 out of 39. Before him are Rachel Luttrell (1971), Alan Johnston (1962), Hasheem Thabeet (1987), David Adjaye (1966), Ida Ljungqvist (1981), and Chipo Chung (1977). 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 4. Before him are Filbert Bayi (1953), Christine Prinsloo (1952), and Suleiman Nyambui (1953). After him are Gabriel Geay (1996), Gergely Salim (null), and Jack Cleary (null).

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