Samuel Wanjiru
Also known as Samuel Kamau Wanjiru
Kenyan athlete (1986–2011)
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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. In 2009, he won both the London Marathon and Chicago Marathon, running the fastest marathons ever recorded in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively. He retained his Chicago title in 2010 in a season fraught with injury.
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1986 births2011 deaths21st-century Kenyan sportsmenAthletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer OlympicsChicago Marathon men winnersDeaths from fallsDeaths of competitors in the sport of athleticsKenyan expatriate sportspeople in JapanKenyan men long-distance runnersKenyan men marathon runnersKikuyu peopleLondon Marathon men winners