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
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics
Samuel Wanjiru
…Personal bests 5000 m: 13:12.40 (Hiroshima 2005) 10,000 m: 26:41.75 (Brussels 2005) Half marathon: 58:33 (The Hague 2007) Marathon: 2:05:10 (London 2009) Olympic Marathon: 2:06:32 (Beijing 2008) Medal record Men's athletics Representing Kenya Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Marathon World Marathon Majors 2010 Chicago Marathon…
Burton Holmes' photograph entitled 1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens