# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alphonce-simbu
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:25:36.306Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alphonce-simbu"
name: "Alphonce Simbu"
slug: "alphonce-simbu"
description: "Alphonce Felix Simbu is a Tanzanian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.\nHe is the reigning World Champion in marathon, having won the title at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, thus becoming the first Tanzanian athlete to win a gold medal at the World Championships or the Olympics."
tagline: "Tanzanian athlete"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2017_London_Marathon_-_Alphonce_Simbu_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1992-02-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           47.83
  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.29507066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/alphoncefelix.simbu"
    handle:    "alphoncefelix.simbu"
sources:
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    title: "阿尔方斯·辛布"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "الفونس سيمبو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "アルフォンス・シンブ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B1%D1%83%2C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81"
    title: "Симбу, Альфонс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Алфонс Симбу"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonce_Simbu"
    title: "Alphonce Simbu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B1%D1%83"
    title: "Альфонс Сімбу"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20988443"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump