Erick Wainaina (born December 19, 1973, in Nyahururu) is a Kenyan

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, who won an Olympic

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and a

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in 2000. He finished seventh in the

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marathon in Athens, making him one of the few athletes in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons. Wainaina ran in the marathon at the 1995 World Championships and finished in 18th place. He missed the 1999 World Championships due to injury. Wainaina frequently competed in

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ese races: he is a two-time winner of the Tokyo International Marathon, having taken the title in both 1995 and 2002. He has won the Hokkaido Marathon on three separate occasions and he also won the 2003 edition of the Nagano Marathon. He finished 13th at the 2008 Nagano Marathon. Two years later he participated in the Nagano Marathon again, finishing 10th.IAAF, Apr 18, 2010
Chelimo and Weightman take Nagano Marathon titles
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1973 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic silver medalists for Kenya Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya Olympic athletes of Kenya Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Japan–Kenya relations Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya {{Kenya-Olympic-medalist-stub