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Suleiman Nyambui

1953 - Today

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Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former track athlete from Tanzania who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. Nyambui won the bronze medal at the 1978 All-Africa Games, the silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and finished first at three consecutive marathons between 1987 and 1988. He holds multiple indoor national records of Tanzania in athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Suleiman Nyambui is the 2,560th most popular athlete (down from 2,477th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Tanzania (down from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Tanzanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 2,564 out of 6,025. Before him are Moses Kiptanui, June Foulds, Jiří Malec, Gaston Strobino, Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Leroy Burrell, Serafim Todorov, Ángel Herrera Vera, Olga Shishigina, and Paul MacDonald. After him are Myriam Bédard, and James Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 615. Before him are Jerzy Rybicki, John Bellamy Foster, Chen Danqing, Jimmy McCulloch, Yang Jung-mo, and Ralf Rothmann. After him are Antonio Guzmán, Jan Davis, Janusz Wójcik, Géza Szőcs, Lynn Whitfield, and Nikolay Bazhukov.

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In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 32 out of 39. Before him are Filbert Bayi (1953), Elizabeth Mrema (1957), Ali Mohamed Shein (1948), Vicky Ntetema (1959), Christine Prinsloo (1952), and Anna Tibaijuka (1950). After him are Mbwana Samatta (1992), Rachel Luttrell (1971), Alan Johnston (1962), Hasheem Thabeet (1987), David Adjaye (1966), and Ida Ljungqvist (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Tanzania

Among athletes born in Tanzania, Suleiman Nyambui ranks 3. Before him are Filbert Bayi (1953), and Christine Prinsloo (1952). After him are Luke Adams (1976), Alphonce Simbu (1992), Gabriel Geay (1996), Gergely Salim (null), and Jack Cleary (null).

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