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Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in
Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
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n long-distance runner
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, who won the gold medal
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in the marathon
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at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics
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Men's results
Track
1983 , 1987 ...
in Rome.
No other male Kenyan runner had ever won the marathon at World Championships or Olympic Games
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until 2007, when Luke Kibet became a world champion. The following year, Wakiihuri won the silver medal
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at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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in Seoul, finishing behind Gelindo Bordin
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In 1989 Wakiihuri won the London Marathon
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. In 1990 he won the New York Marathon
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. Wakiihuri was famous for wearing white gloves during races. He now runs a marathon fitness center and training school.
Competitions
References
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakiihuri, Douglas 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Mombasa Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Olympic male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Olympic silver medalists for Kenya Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Japan Championships in Athletics winners London Marathon male winners New York City Marathon male winners Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya