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Catherine Ndereba

1972 - Today

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Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons. Ndereba has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, becoming Kenya's first female multi-medalist. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon and a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Catherine Ndereba is the 2,539th most popular athlete (up from 2,716th in 2024), the 41st most popular biography from Kenya (up from 59th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Catherine Ndereba ranks 2,539 out of 6,025. Before her are Hiroshi Yamamoto, Seppo Räty, Gabriella Dorio, Ginka Zagorcheva, John Davis, and Yordan Mitkov. After her are Lars Berger, Deepika Kumari, Merritt Giffin, Stefan Lövgren, Clarence McKerrow, and Svetlana Paramygina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Catherine Ndereba ranks 523. Before her are Karan Johar, Daniel Prodan, Kobe Tai, Claudia Poll, Serghei Cleșcenco, and Karla Álvarez. After her are Trentemøller, Ihor Klymenko, Chilly Gonzales, Cristina Sánchez, Masayuki Okano, and Barry Atsma.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Catherine Ndereba ranks 41 out of 150. Before her are Urjit Patel (1963), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963). After her are Moses Kiptanui (1970), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Yobes Ondieki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), John Ngugi (1962), and Joseph Keter (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Catherine Ndereba ranks 21. Before her are Ben Jipcho (1943), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), Daniel Rudisha (1945), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963). After her are Moses Kiptanui (1970), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Yobes Ondieki (1961), John Ngugi (1962), Joseph Keter (1969), and Paul Kipkoech (1963).

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