Samuel Wanjiru

Kenyan long-distance runner

Samuel Kamau Wanjirū (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 held the 10,000m U20 World Record from 2005 until 2024 and set the half marathon world record 3 times.

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