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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Wanjiru has received more than 344,861 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Wanjiru is the 1,948th most popular athlete (down from 1,253rd in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 1,948 out of 3,059. Before him are Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Roberto Hernández, Ilke Wyludda, Tegla Loroupe, Lauryn Williams, and Lyubov Gurina. After him are Andreas Zülow, Eshetu Tura, Marieke Vervoort, Natalie Geisenberger, Joe DeLoach, and Laimutė Baikauskaitė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 338. Before him are Daisuke Takahashi, Bauke Mollema, František Rajtoral, Sara Forestier, Olivia Thirlby, and Thiago Cionek. After him are Milo Moiré, Paolo De Ceglie, Christopher von Uckermann, Josh Peck, Tina Yuzuki, and Ederson. Among people deceased in 2011, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 454. Before him are Walt Hazzard, Mike Barrett, Xavier Tondo, Ruslan Salei, Poly Styrene, and Wouter Weylandt. After him are Karel Rachůnek, Gary Winick, Mălina Olinescu, Sonia Pierre, Shahbaz Bhatti, and Josef Vašíček.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 48 out of 140. Before him are Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), David Rudisha (1988), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Bernard Lagat (1974), William Tanui (1964), and Tegla Loroupe (1973). After him are Gurinder Chadha (1960), McDonald Mariga (1987), Daniel Komen (1976), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Joseph Keter (1969), and Robert Wangila (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Samuel Wanjiru ranks 27. Before him are Douglas Wakiihuri (1963), David Rudisha (1988), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Bernard Lagat (1974), William Tanui (1964), and Tegla Loroupe (1973). After him are Daniel Komen (1976), Paul Kipkoech (1963), Joseph Keter (1969), Robert Wangila (1967), Agnes Tirop (1995), and Richard Chelimo (1972).

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