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Douglas Wakiihuri

1963 - Today

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Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. No other male Kenyan runner had ever won the marathon at World Championships or Olympic Games until 2007, when Luke Kibet became a world champion. The following year, Wakiihuri won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, finishing behind Gelindo Bordin. In 1989 Wakiihuri won the London Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Douglas Wakiihuri is the 2,522nd most popular athlete (up from 2,541st in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 49th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 2,523 out of 6,025. Before him are Viorica Ioja, Maricica Țăran, Hanna Öberg, António Leitão, Jerzy Rybicki, Chun In-soo, and Ruth Beitia. After him are Nelson Kuhn, Roger Kingdom, Wang Hee-kyung, Pierre Quinon, and Christine Prinsloo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 671. Before him are Alexandra Silk, Farin Urlaub, Vonda Shepard, Ines Geissler, Adjoa Andoh, and Scott Westerfeld. After him are Mariam Chabi Talata, Abdullah Avcı, Pako Ayestarán, Sophie in 't Veld, Awadeya Mahmoud, and José Zalazar.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 40 out of 150. Before him are Ben Jipcho (1943), Urjit Patel (1963), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), and Daniel Rudisha (1945). After him are Catherine Ndereba (1972), Moses Kiptanui (1970), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Yobes Ondieki (1961), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), and John Ngugi (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Douglas Wakiihuri ranks 20. Before him are Faith Kipyegon (1994), Ben Jipcho (1943), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), and Daniel Rudisha (1945). After him are Catherine Ndereba (1972), Moses Kiptanui (1970), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Yobes Ondieki (1961), John Ngugi (1962), and Joseph Keter (1969).

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