Daniel Njenga Muturi (born 7 May 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon.
 Njenga in the 2008 Tokyo Marathon. | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Njenga Muturi | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 1995 at the Saitama Marathon in Ageo, Saitama, Japan, placing first, and then coming in tenth in his second marathon at the 1999 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Kenya
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| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:27.03 |
| 1999 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:11:49 |
| 2002 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu and Ōita, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:43 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:06:16 | |
| 2003 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:07:41 |
| 2004 | Tokyo International Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:43 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:07:44 | |
| 2005 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:07:14 |
| 2006 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:07:40 |
| 2007 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:45 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:45 | |
| 2009 | Hokkaido Marathon | Sapporo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:03 |
| 2010 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu and Ōita, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:55 |
| 2011 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu and Ōita, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:24 |
| 2014 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu and Ōita, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:13:50 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ World Student Games (UNIVERSIADE - MEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Chiba International Crosscountry. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (15 February 2009). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Japanese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b Njenga Daniel. Marathon Info. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Civai, Franco & Larner, Brett (1 September 2010). Sendai Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Spirit of the Marathon". Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (6 February 2011). "Baday wins 60th annual Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Morgan (15 October 2010). Four runners, one common passion. Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Njenga Daniel Mburu". Sportsstats.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
