Samuel Wanjiru
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Samuel Kamau Wanjirū 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 maratho
Wanjiru entering the stadium in his marathon victory at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Wanjiru approaching the finishing line at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Samuel Wanjiru, breaking a world record in the 2007 Fortis City-Pier-City Half Marathon
Mary Wacera Ngugi
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Mary Ngugi-Cooper is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running events. She holds personal bests of 66:29 minutes for the half marathon, 30:50 minutes for the 10K run, and 2:27:36 for
Samuel Wanjiru
…a time of 2:06:24. "It was the greatest surprise I have ever seen in my life", remarked his coach, Federico Rosa, on the performance. Wanjiru married Mary Wacera, a fellow long-distance runner, in 2009 and the two had a child (Ann) in 2010. He had previously married Triza Njeri in a traditional ceremony and had…
Ngugi at mile 24 of the 2021 Boston Marathon in which she placed 3rd.