Cyrus Gichobi Njui
Cyrus Gichobi Njui (born February 11, 1986 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
In 2006 and 2010 he won the Sapporo Half Marathon , in which he set up his fastest time over this distance in 2009 as third, and in 2010 he won the Hokkaidō marathon on his debut on the 42.195 km distance .
In 2011 he was fifth in the Tokyo Marathon , third in the Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon and defended his title at the Sapporo Half Marathon. In 2013 he finished fourth in Gifu.
Cyrus Gichobi Njui is 1.71 m tall and weighs 52 kg. After studying at Ryūtsū Keizai University, he first joined the Nissan corporate team . He is currently starting for the Hitachi Cable team .
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 22.76 min, May 31, 2008, Nobeoka
- 10,000 m : 27: 56.63 min, April 21, 2007, Kobe
- Half marathon : 1:01:03 h, July 5, 2009, Sapporo
- Marathon : 2:09:10 h, February 27, 2011, Tokyo
- 3000 m obstacle course : 8: 45.17 min, June 16, 2003, Maebashi
Web links
- Cyrus njui in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait on the Hitachi Cable website
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Njui and Kano take Sapporo Half Marathon titles . 4th July 2010
- ^ IAAF: Njui and Hara win sweltering Hokkaido Marathon . August 29, 2010
- ^ IAAF: Njui and Kiplagat win in Sapporo . July 3, 2011
- ↑ IAAF: Noguchi wins in Sapporo as Ndereba's challenge never materializes . July 9, 2006
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| SURNAME | Njui, Cyrus Gichobi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1986 |