Caleb Ndiku
Caleb Ndiku 
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 Kenya
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| discipline | Medium and long distance running |
Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (born October 9, 1992 in Machakos ) is a Kenyan middle and long distance runner .
In 2009, Ndiku took second place in the 1,500-meter run at the World Youth Championships behind his training partner Gideon Kiage Mageka . At the 2010 Cross Country World Championships in Bydgoszcz, he won the junior title and led Kenya to victory in the team championship. In a personal best of 3: 37.30 minutes, he won the gold medal over 1500 meters at the 2010 Junior World Championships in Moncton.
Ndiku won both the Pan-African Games 2011 in Maputo and the African Championships 2012 in Porto Novo in the 1500 meter run.
In 2014 he won the 3000 meter race at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot and won the gold medal in the 5000 meter run at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow .
On August 29, 2015, he won the silver medal in the 5000 meter run at the World Championships in Beijing .
Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku is the son of former javelin thrower David Ndiku and has ten siblings.
Web links
- Caleb Ndiku in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ IAAF: Front running pays off for Ndiku - Men's Junior race report - Bydgoszcz 2010 , March 28, 2010
- ↑ IAAF: Flash quotes Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku KEN - silver medalist Boys' 1500 m final , July 12, 2009
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| SURNAME | Ndiku, Caleb |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ndiku, Caleb Mwangangi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Machakos , Kenya |