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Samuel Wanjiru

1986 - 2011

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Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He became the youngest gold medallist in the marathon since 1932. He set the current (as of 2020) 10,000m World Junior Record in 2005 and set the half marathon world record 3 times. In 2009, he won both the London Marathon and Chicago Marathon, running the fastest marathons ever recorded in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Wanjiru is the 3,124th most popular athlete (down from 2,447th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 3,124 out of 6,025. Before him are Daniele Scarpa, Vadim Devyatovskiy, Carol Lewis, Robert de Castella, Andrejus Zadneprovskis, and Noah Lyles. After him are Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Butch Reynolds, Tanyu Kiryakov, Kim Dong-hyeon, Inna Lasovskaya, and Joe DeLoach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 467. Before him are Erik Jendrišek, Tinchy Stryder, Jeon Boram, Briana Evigan, Paolo De Ceglie, and Marya Roxx. After him are Aaron Hunt, Faye Marsay, Yuki Kotera, Jajá, Vika Jigulina, and Selen Soyder. Among people deceased in 2011, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 505. Before him are Dan Wheldon, Bill Clements, Phoebe Snow, Josef Vašíček, Ahmed Wali Karzai, and Gary Winick. After him are Ruslan Salei, Walt Hazzard, Shahbaz Bhatti, Jimmy Adamson, Karel Rachůnek, and Sexy Cora.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 70 out of 150. Before him are Julius Korir (1960), Billy Konchellah (1961), Gurinder Chadha (1960), Winfred Yavi (1999), Peter Rono (1967), and Abel Kirui (1982). After him are Moses Tanui (1965), Beatrice Chebet (2000), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Michael Olunga (1994), Tegla Loroupe (1973), and Paul Chelimo (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 46. Before him are Julius Kariuki (1961), Julius Korir (1960), Billy Konchellah (1961), Winfred Yavi (1999), Peter Rono (1967), and Abel Kirui (1982). After him are Moses Tanui (1965), Beatrice Chebet (2000), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Paul Chelimo (1990), and Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982).

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