SAMUEL KAMAU WANJIRU 1986-2011 24 years-old

Kenya Opens Inquest Into Death of Olympic Marathon Champion Samuel Wanjiru

An inquest into the death of Kenyan marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru is expected to officially resolve whether he deliberately jumped from a balcony at his Rift Valley home, or fell by accident, a police official said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/kenya-opens-inquest-into-death-of-olympic-marathon-champion-samuel-wanjiru.html

Born November 10, 1986
Weight: 52.00 kilosgrams = 114.6 pounds
Height: 1.63 meters = 5 feet 4 inches

Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
1500 Metres 3:50.28 Nagasaki, Japan 30/07/2003 Day/Month/Year

5000 Metres 13:12.40 Hiroshima, Japan 29/04/2005

10,000 Metres 26:41.75 Bruxelles, Belgium 26/08/2005

10 Kilometres 27:27 Den Haag 17/03/2007
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15 Kilometres 41:29 Ras Al Khaimah 09/02/2007
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20 Kilometres 55:31 Den Haag 17/03/2007

Half Marathon 58:33 Den Haag 17/03/2007

25 Kilometres 1:13:41 Chicago, IL 11/10/2009

30 Kilometres 1:28:30 London 13/04/2008

Marathon 2:05:10 London 26/04/2009

Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
1500 Metres
2003 3:50.28 Nagasaki 30/07/2003

5000 Metres
2007 13:18.25 Nobeoka 26/05/2007
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Nobeoka
Country Japan
Region Kyūshū
Prefecture Miyazaki
Nobeoka (延岡市, Nobeoka-shi?) is the northernmost city located in Miyazaki, Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobeoka,_Miyazaki

2005 13:12.40 Hiroshima 29/04/2005
2004 13:47.22 Taisha 05/08/2004
2003 13:38.98 Nagasaki 01/08/2003
2002 13:44.80 Naka 05/08/2002

10,000 Metres
2008 27:56.79 Kitakyushu 17/05/2008
2007 27:20.99 Shibetsu 17/06/2007
2005 26:41.75 Bruxelles 26/08/2005
2004 28:00.14 Kobe 25/04/2004
2003 28:20.06 Konosu 27/09/2003
2002 28:36.08 Konosu 28/09/2002

10 Kilometres
2009 28:02 Rotterdam 13/09/2009
2007 27:27 Den Haag 17/03/2007
2006 28:09 San Juan, PUR 26/02/2006
2005 28:05 Sendai 10/07/2005

15 Kilometres
2009 43:03 Rotterdam 13/09/2009
2007 41:29 Ras Al Khaimah 09/02/2007
2006 43:55 Sapporo 09/07/2006
2005 42:08 Rotterdam 11/09/2005

20 Kilometres
2009 58:51 Chicago, IL 11/10/2009
2007 55:31 Den Haag 17/03/2007
2005 56:18 Rotterdam 11/09/2005

Half Marathon
2010 1:01:33 New Orleans, LA 28/02/2010
2009 1:01:08 Rotterdam 13/09/2009
2008 59:26 Granollers 03/02/2008
2007 58:33 Den Haag 17/03/2007
2005 59:16 Rotterdam 11/09/2005

25 Kilometres
2010 1:14:29 Chicago 10/10/2010
2009 1:13:41 Chicago, IL 11/10/2009
2008 1:13:58 Beijing (National Stadium) 24/08/2008
2007 1:15:05 Fukuoka 02/12/2007

30 Kilometres
2010 1:29:37 Chicago 10/10/2010
2009 1:28:35 London 26/04/2009
2008 1:28:30 London 13/04/2008
2007 1:30:05 Fukuoka 02/12/2007

Marathon
2010 2:06:24 Chicago, IL 10/10/2010
2009 2:05:10 London 26/04/2009
2008 2:05:24 London 13/04/2008
2007 2:06:39 Fukuoka 02/12/2007

Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
Half Marathon
2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships 51 f 1:03:31 Udine 14/10/2007
Marathon
The XXIX Olympic Games 1 f 2:06:32 Beijing (National Stadium) 24/08/2008
Flora London Marathon 2 f 2:05:24 London 13/04/2008
Wanjiru takes overwhelming Half Marathon win; Domínguez PB in Granollers
Courtesy IAAF