Daniel Njenga

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Daniel Njenga
Njenga in the 2008 Tokyo Marathon.
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Njenga Muturi
NationalityKenyan
Born (1976-05-07) 7 May 1976 (age 48)
Years active1995–present
Medal record
Representing  Kenya
Men's
athletics
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Universiade 3000 m s'chase

Daniel Njenga Muturi (born 7 May 1976) is a Kenyan

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

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 8:27.03
1999 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 10th Marathon 2:11:49
2002 Beppu-Ōita Marathon
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
Ōita, Japan
 2nd Marathon 2:10:55
2011 Beppu-Ōita Marathon
Ōita, Japan
 1st Marathon 2:10:24
2014 Beppu-Ōita Marathon
Ōita, Japan
 10th Marathon 2:13:50

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 6 February 2011.
  2. ^ Chiba International Crosscountry. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (15 February 2009). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  3. ^ Japanese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ^ a b Njenga Daniel. Marathon Info. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ^ Civai, Franco & Larner, Brett (1 September 2010). Sendai Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Spirit of the Marathon". Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. IAAF
    . Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  8. ^ Campbell, Morgan (15 October 2010). Four runners, one common passion. Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Njenga Daniel Mburu". Sportsstats.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links

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