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...
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Mary Wacera Ngugi (section Marriage to Samuel Wanjiru)
Athletics and the 2007 African junior champion. She is the widow of Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic champion in the marathon, and had a daughter with...
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Wanjiru is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to: The main character of a Kikuyu story, "Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her People" Daniel Wanjiru (born 1992)...
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Ninety-five athletes from 56 nations competed. The winner of the event was Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, who set an Olympic record in the time of two hours, six minutes...
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Chris. "Wanjiru on course to win World Marathon Majors". The East African. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Larkin, Duncan (2010-11-09). "Wanjiru and Shobukhova...
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ran the half marathon of the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon to beat Samuel Wanjiru 2005 record for the distance by a full 21 seconds with a time of 58...
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Kenya 2 April 2006 Berlin ARRS 58:53 Samuel Wanjiru Kenya 9 February 2007 Ras al-Khaimah IAAF, ARRS 58:33 Samuel Wanjiru Kenya 17 March 2007 The Hague IAAF...
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Kiptum (KEN) 2:00:35 Chicago, United States 8 October 2023 Olympic record Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:06:32 Beijing, China 24 August 2008 World leading Benson Kipruto (KEN)...
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58:30 Rodgers Kwemoi (KEN) 19 February 2022 Ras al-Khaimah 15 58:33 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 17 March 2007 The Hague Jemal Yimer (ETH) 28 October 2018 Valencia...
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September 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2024. "Kenya Olympic marathon star Sammy Wanjiru dies in fall". BBC News. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2023. Williams...
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