Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku
Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku (born April 4, 1988 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
He has been with the Aichi Steel company team since April 2007 . In 2008 he finished second in the Nagoya Half Marathon, and in 2009 he finished fourth in the Sapporo Half Marathon and third in Nagoya.
In 2010 he won the Japanese company championship in the half marathon and came third in Sapporo. In 2011 he won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon and in 2012 the Biwa Lake Marathon .
In 2019 he was runner-up in the Lisbon Marathon .
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 28.44 min, May 31, 2008, Nobeoka
- 10,000 m : 27: 48.03 min, October 14, 2007, Fukuroi
- Half marathon: 1:00:55 h, February 6, 2011, Marugame
- Marathon : 2:06:02 h, October 20, 2019, Lisbon
Web links
- Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on the Aichi Steel website
Individual evidence
- ^ IAAF: Ndungu and Cheyech win All Japan Corporate team Half Marathon titles . March 21, 2010
- ↑ Japan Running News: Ndungu, Cheyech Win National Corporate Half Marathon . March 22, 2010
- ^ IAAF: Ndungu and Fukushi take victories at Marugame Half Marathon ( Memento of February 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). February 6, 2011
- ^ IAAF: With fast debut, Ndungu takes Lake Biwa title . March 4, 2012
- ↑ Japan Running News: Ndungu Wins Debut at Lake Biwa, Szost Sets 2:07:39 Polish NR, Yamamoto Takes Probable Olympic Spot . March 4, 2012
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| SURNAME | Wanjiku, Samuel Ndungu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1988 |