Charles Kamathi
Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon in 2008 | ||
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men’s athletics
| ||
Representing Kenya | ||
World Championships
| ||
2001 Edmonton | 10,000 m
|
Charles Waweru Kamathi (born 18 May 1978, near
Career
Early life and career
Kamathi started running in 1995. He graduated from Njogu-Ini Secondary School in 1996. In 1997 he went to run for Toyota club in
Following this, he took to the European cross country running circuit and beat multiple world champion Paul Tergat three times,[1] taking victories at the Almond Blossom Cross Country, Cross Internacional de Itálica and Cinque Mulini race.[2][3][4] Despite a poor finish at the Kenya World trials event, he was selected for the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He did not live up to his circuit form and was seventh place in the long race, behind four of his compatriots.[5] His 2000 season was hampered by a hamstring injury and he did not managed to make the Kenyan team for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
World champion
Fully recovered, he returned to the European cross country meets and won again at the Cinque Mulini and Itálica races.
In September he competed at the 10-mile Dam tot Damloop in the Netherlands and managed to win the race in a time of 46:05 minutes.[8]
=Marathon running
He made his marathon debut at the 2007
Personal life
He is from the Kikuyu tribe. His manager is Federico Rosa and his coach is Gabriele Rosa.[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | World Cross Country Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 7th | Long race |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 10,000 m |
World Cross Country Championships | Ostend, Belgium | 3rd | Long race | |
2002 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 9th | Half marathon |
World Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 5th | Long race | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 10,000 m |
World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 5000 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 13th | 10,000 m |
World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 5th | Long race | |
World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 5000 m | |
African Championships | Congo
|
1st | 10,000 m | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th | 10,000 m |
World Cross Country Championships | Saint-Étienne- Saint-Galmier, France |
10th | Long race |
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 7:41.89 (2003)
- 5000 metres - 13:02.51 (2002)
- 10,000 metres - 26:51.49 (1999)
- Half marathon - 1:00:22 (2002)
- Marathon - 2:07:33 (2008)
References
- ^ a b c d IAAF: Focus on Africa - Charles Waweru Kamathi (KEN)
- ^ Civai, Franco (2009-03-09). Amendoeiras em Flor (Almond Blossom) 10 km and 6 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-10.
- ^ a b Cinque Mulini Men's winners Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Cinque Mulini. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
- ^ a b Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2010-01-18). Cross Italica. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
- IAAF(2000-03-19). Retrieved on 2010-10-12.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-12.
- IAAF(2010-08-09). Retrieved on 2010-10-12.
- ^ Dam tot Dam 10 mile. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-09-19). Retrieved on 2010-10-12.
- ^ IAAF, 2 December 2007: Cheruiyot wins in debut, Chepchumba cruises to personal best in Milan
- ^ IAAF, 13 April 2008: Kipsang sets 2:05:49 course record in Rotterdam
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-12.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-12.