Tom ("Thomas") Nyariki (born September 27, 1971, in Nyamira) is a long-distance runner from

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. Most notably he won a bronze medal on the 5,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships. Nyariki is married to

Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga (born December 16, 1977, in Nyanturago, Kisii) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, ...

. Nyariki represents the Kisii tribe from Nyanza. He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by

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. Recently he has competed mostly in road running races in the USA.

Achievements

1998 IAAF World Cup 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

- bronze medal (3000 m) * 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - fourth place *

1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the thirteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 13 September at the Hak ...

- silver medal (5000 m) *

1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 19 ...

- bronze medal (5000 m) * 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - third place

Personal bests

*3000 metres - 7:27.75 (1996) *5000 metres - 12:55.94 (1997) *10,000 metres - 27:48.12 (2002) *10 kilometres - 27:30 (2001) *5 kilometres - 13:24 (2001) *5 miles road - 22:32 (1999) *marathon - 2:15:58 (2006)

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KImbia Athletics
1971 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Kenya World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan male cross country runners Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub