Stanley Waithaka Mburu (born 9 April 2000) is a Kenyan male

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competes in the

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and

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Mburu enjoyed his first international success at the

2017 IAAF World U18 Championships The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Cen ...

, taking a bronze medal in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

behind Ethiopia's

Selemon Barega Selemon Barega Shirtaga (born 20 January 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and a silver for the 5000 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Barega is a tw ...

and Kenyan compatriot

Edward Zakayo Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running caree ...

. The following year he made his debut on the

2018 IAAF Diamond League The 2018 Diamond League was the ninth season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is the second edition to feature the new championship-style syst ...

circuit, taking third in the

with a personal best of 13:10.14 minutes. This time ranked him in the top twenty for the distance that year. At the

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships The 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1999) which was held at Tampere Stadium ...

he was again bested by Zakayo, making it a Kenyan 1–2 in the 5000 m final, while reigning U18 champion Selemon Barega finished out of the medals. Mburu won at the

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meet in August, but failed to finish at the more prestigious

Memorial Van Damme The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now the final event of the Diamond L ...

race.Stanley Waithaka Mburu
IAAF. Retrieved 2019-04-20. Mburu moved to Japan in late 2018 and began to compete for the

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corporate team. In November he ran 27:13.01 minutes for the

, which was the fastest time by any athlete that year.18-Year-Old Waithaka Runs 10000 m World Leading Time at Nittai - Weekend Roundup
Japan Running News (2018-11-12). Retrieved 2019-04-20. In 2022 World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Mburu finished second in the 10000 meters behind Uganda's

Joshua Cheptegei Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 5000 metres and silver medalist for the 10,000 metres, a two-time 10,000 m World champion from 2019 and 2022, W ...

International competitions

Personal bests

;Outdoor * From World Athletics Profile

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mburu, Stanley Waithaka 2000 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people)