Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru (born 26 May 1992) is a Kenyan
long-distance runner. He won both the 2016
Amsterdam Marathon
The Amsterdam Marathon (branded Tata Consultancy Services, TCS Amsterdam Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road running, road race has a IAAF Road Race Label Eve ...
and the
2017 London Marathon. His personal best time for the marathon is 2:05:21, set in Amsterdam in 2016.
Early life
Wanjiru was born on 26 May 1992 in
Embu County, Kenya
to Sally Wanjiru.
[Ayodi, Ayumba (25 April 2017) Daily Nation] He received his education at
Mutitu
Mutitu is a settlement in Kenya's Kitui County
Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136 ...
High School and graduated in 2008. He started running while at school. Daniel Wanjiru is not related to the late marathoner
Samuel Wanjiru
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 beca ...
.
Wanjiru is a resident of
Kirinyaga County
Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kerugoya and its largest town is Wanguru. In 2019, the county had a population of 610,411 and an area of 1,478.1 km2. The county is bordered to the east ...
, Kirinyaga Central Constituency, Kanyeki-ini ward.
Career
Wanjiru started his career in the non-profit team Run2gether (founded by former Austrian orienteering champion Thomas Krejci) winning several road races mainly in Austria and Italy.
In 2016 Wanjiru won the
Amsterdam Marathon
The Amsterdam Marathon (branded Tata Consultancy Services, TCS Amsterdam Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road running, road race has a IAAF Road Race Label Eve ...
in a course-record time. He was twice winner of the
Prague Half Marathon
The Prague Half Marathon (known as the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Spring on the city streets of Prague, Czech Republic, first held in 1999. It ...
(2015 and 2016).
In April 2020, Wanjiru was provisionally suspended from all competitions by the
Athletics Integrity Unit The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) was founded by the International Association of Athletics Federations in April 2017 to combat doping in the sport of athletics. The unit functions fully independently from the IAAF. It is currently led by head B ...
for a doping violation.
Achievements
References
External links
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2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Result
1992 births
Living people
Kenyan male marathon runners
Kenyan male long-distance runners
People from Embu County
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