Suleiman Nyambui

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Suleiman Nyambui (649), Miruts Yifter (191), Kaarlo Maaninka (208)

Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953 ) is a former Tanzanian athlete who won an Olympic silver medal in the 5000-meter run in 1980.

Life

Nyambui finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in 1974 over 5000 meters in 13: 34.91 min. Four years later he won bronze at the Africa Games in Algiers in 13: 49.60 minutes. A month later he finished fifth at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978, both over 5000 meters in 13: 34.1 minutes and over 10,000 meters in 28: 56.7 minutes. In 1979 Nyambui ran the fastest race of his career in Stockholm in 13: 12.29 minutes, making it the best of the year in the world.

At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Nyambui caught the Finn Kaarlo Maaninka in a sprint and was six tenths of a second behind the Ethiopian Miruts Yifter second in 13: 21.6 minutes. On February 6, 1981, Nyambui set the indoor world record in New York City in 13: 20.4 minutes.

From 1978 to 1982 Nyambui studied at the University of Texas at El Paso . During this time, he won three NCAA championships over 5000 and four over 10,000 meters. In the second half of the 1980s, Nyambui ran in international road races and on the marathon route . In 1987 and 1988 he won the Berlin Marathon , making him the first African to win this competition. Also in 1988 he won the Kassel City Run , the Stockholm Marathon and the night of Borgholzhausen . In 1989 he was fifth in the London Marathon with his personal record of 2:09:52 h and second in the Hamburg Marathon . In 1990 he finished fourth and in 1991 second in the Lake Biwa Marathon .

With a height of 1.82 m, Nyambuis competition weight was 68 kg. Nyambui is now Secretary General of the Tanzania Athletics Association, Tanzania Amateur Athletic Association.

Best times

  • 1500 m : 3: 35.8 min, July 6, 1979, Paris
  • 1 mile : 3: 51.94 min, July 14, 1981, Lausanne
  • 2000 m: 4: 59.71 min, September 17, 1978, Schaan
  • 3000 m : 7: 40.3 min, June 27, 1978, Oslo (former Tanzanian record)
  • 5000 m : 13: 12.29 min, June 18, 1979, Stockholm (former Tanzanian record)
  • 10,000 m : 27: 51.73 min, July 8, 1981, Stockholm (former Tanzanian record)
  • Half marathon : 1:02:13 h, August 27, 1988, Stockholm (former Tanzanian record)
  • Marathon: 2:09:52 h, April 23, 1989, London

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Berlin Marathon: An overview of the winners of the Berlin Marathon
  2. ^ IAAF: Federations: Tanzania Amateur Athletic Association ( Memento of February 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Nyambui, Suleiman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tanzanian long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1953