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Munyoro Nyamau

1942 - 2025

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Munyoro Nyamau (Hezekiah Munyoro Nyamau; 5 December 1942 or 6 December 1938 – 7 October 2025) was a Kenyan athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Munyoro Nyamau is the 1,911th most popular athlete (down from 1,607th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 30th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Munyoro Nyamau ranks 1,911 out of 6,025. Before him are Margitta Pufe, Marilee Stepan, Liesel Westermann, Christiane Krause, Willard Rice, and Alf Hansen. After him are Kim Eui-tae, Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, John James Shepherd, Olle Larsson, and Raoul Paoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Munyoro Nyamau ranks 622. Before him are Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, Steve Wynn, Jan Halvarsson, Christine Darden, Harald Norpoth, and Dan Haggerty. After him are Mallikarjun Kharge, Jimmy Miller, Eddie Kramer, Gerhard Roth, Butch Otter, and Salim Ahmed Salim. Among people deceased in 2025, Munyoro Nyamau ranks 406. Before him are Joseph Urusemal, Oscar Calics, Roberto Orci, Ivan Zafirov, Greg Iles, George Ryan, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Theresa Kachindamoto, José Manuel Ochotorena, and Bianca Maria Piccinino. After him are Prunella Scales, and Yu Menglong.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Munyoro Nyamau ranks 32 out of 150. Before him are Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Philip Waruinge (1945), Paul Tergat (1969), Julius Sang (1946), Zena Marshall (1926), and Naftali Bon (1945). After him are Faith Kipyegon (1994), Ben Jipcho (1943), Urjit Patel (1963), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), and Hellen Obiri (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Munyoro Nyamau ranks 13. Before him are Wilson Kipketer (1972), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Philip Waruinge (1945), Paul Tergat (1969), Julius Sang (1946), and Naftali Bon (1945). After him are Faith Kipyegon (1994), Ben Jipcho (1943), William Tanui (1964), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), Hellen Obiri (1989), and Daniel Rudisha (1945).

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