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Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (10 November 1986 – 15 May 2011) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time.

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Samuel Wanjiru

Kenyan long-distance runner

Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (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 set the current (as of 2020) 10,000m World Junior Record in 2005 and set the half marathon world record 3 times.^[1] 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.

In 2011, he died after a fall from a balcony at his home in Nyahururu following a domestic dispute.

Running career

Early career

Samuel Wanjiru was born in Nyahururu, Laikipia County, a town in the Rift Valley, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of the capital, Nairobi.^[2] and was brought up with his brother Simon Njoroge in poverty by his

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The Life of Olympic Star Samuel Wanjiru: More Money More Problems

In 2019, Kenyan Marathon star Eliud Kipchoge made history as the first human being to run a full marathon under 2 hours in Vienna, Austria. Against the clock, Eliud successfully ran a Nike sponsored race dubbed Ineos 1:59, with a beautiful tagline - 'No Human Is Limited'.

Well, that dream didn't start with Eliud.

The credit goes to the late star athlete, Samuel Wanjiru, 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon Gold medallist.

Olympic star Samuel Wanjiru crossing the finish at 2008 Beijing Olympics

Samuel Wanjiru was born on 10th Nov 1986, to a poor, single-parent household in an obscure village in Nyahururu. He took his mother's name as his surname - a brave gesture in a largely hedonistic cultural background.

The running bug bit early, and, the teenager landed a high school athletic sponsorship to Japan on which he strutted over Junior athletic circuits like a colossus.

Wanjiru's woes began after he made his marathon debut at Fukuoka Marathon, on 2nd December 2007 - and the teen athlete celebrity gave life t

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Thirteen years since his unfortunate and untimely death, Samuel Wanjiru's legacy still lives on.

On May 15, 2011, the world woke up to shocking news that Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru had passed away in tragic fashion.

Wanjiru had reportedly fallen off a balcony at his house in Nyahururu and although the accounts leading to his untimely death, aged just 24, have never fully been unearthed, Kenya and indeed the world had been robbed off a massive talent.

Born on November 10, 1986, in Nyahururu, Wanjiru emerged as a beacon of excellence in the world of distance running, leaving an indelible mark on the sport before his untimely passing. by the time of his death, he had won the Olympics marathon gold in an Olympics record in Beijing 2008, won the Chicago Marathon twice (2009 and 2010) as well as in London (2009).

Wanjiru's journey to greatness began on the dusty roads of Nyahururu, where he honed his craft through sheer determination and unyielding discipline.

He rose to prominence with his fearless style, notably winning the marathon gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics