# Samuel Wanjiru

> Samuel Kamau Wanjirū was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He became the youngest gold medallist in the marathon since 1932.

*Kenyan athlete (1986–2011)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/samuel-wanjiru

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1986-11-10
- **Died:** 2011-05-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [صمويل وانجيرو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [صمويل وانجيرو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [Samuel Kamau Wanjiru](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Kamau_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Kamau Wanjiru](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Kamau_Wanjiru)
- [Σάμιουελ Ουαντζίρου](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B5%CE%BB_%CE%9F%CF%85%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%AF%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [سامویل وانجیرو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [סמואל ואנג'ירו](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [サムエル・ワンジル](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB)
- [새뮤얼 완지루](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%83%88%EB%AE%A4%EC%96%BC_%EC%99%84%EC%A7%80%EB%A3%A8)
- [Samuel Kamau Wanjiru](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Kamau_Wanjiru)
- [Samuel Wanjiru](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru)
- [Semjuels Vandžiru](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semjuels_Vand%C5%BEiru)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15516)

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