Daniel Njenga

Daniel Njenga
Njenga in 2008 Tokyo Marathon

Daniel Njenga (born 7 May 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon.

He had his first successes in 1995 as he won the steeplechase gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade and also the Chiba International Cross Country meeting.[1][2] He was based in Japan from early on in his early career and won the steeplechase at the Japanese Championships on three occasions.[3]

Njenga turned to marathon running and made his debut in 1999 at the Mombasa Marathon, taking fourth place, and then coming tenth at the Fukuoka Marathon. His breakthrough year came in 2002 when he was the runner-up at the Beppu-Oita Marathon and Chicago Marathon. His time of 2:06:16 hours in Chicago made him the third fastest runner in the world for 2002, behind only Khalid Khannouchi and Paul Tergat. He is known for his consistent, close finishes in the Chicago Marathon, finishing as runner-up three times and third on two occasions, between 2003 and 2007.[4] He was the 2006 winner of the Sendai Half Marathon.[5] He won the Tokyo International Marathon in 2004 and then the reformed Tokyo Marathon in 2007.[4] Njenga is a featured subject in the 2007 marathon documentary Spirit of the Marathon.[6]

Njenga was victorious at the 2009 Hokkaido Marathon and took consecutive runner-up spots at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon in 2010 and 2011.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 1st 3000 m s'chase
2002 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2nd Marathon 2:06:16
2004 Tokyo International Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon
2007 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon
2009 Hokkaido Marathon Sapporo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:12:03

Notes

  • Daniel Njenga should not be confused with a similarly named Kenyan athlete, Daniel Mburu Njenga, who was the winner of the 2008 Toronto Marathon and 2009 Mississauga Half Marathon.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  2. ^ Chiba International Crosscountry. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-02-15). Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  3. ^ JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIPS. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  4. ^ a b Njenga Daniel. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  5. ^ Civai, Franco & Larner, Brett (2010-09-01). Sendai Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  6. ^ Spirit of the Marathon
  7. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-06). Baday wins 60th annual Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  8. ^ Campbell, Morgan (2010-10-15). Four runners, one common passion. Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  9. ^ Njenga Daniel Mburu. Sportsstats.ca. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.

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