Rosemary Wanjiru
.jpg) Wanjiru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 December 1994 Mombasa, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rosemary Monica Wanjiru (born 9 December 1994)[1] is a Kenyan professional female long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2015 African Games, and represented her country at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing fourth in the 10,000 metres. Wanjiru won the 2023 Tokyo Marathon and placed second at the 2022 Berlin Marathon. With her Tokyo mark, she sits sixth on the marathon world all-time list.
She achieved the second-fastest ever women's marathon debut at the time at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.
Career
Rosemary Wanjiru moved to Japan as a teenager and began competing in long-distance competitions there. She was runner-up in the
Wanjiru made her international debut at the
In 2019, Wanjiru began to compete more frequently outside of Japan. She won the
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland, placing 10th.[7]
Two years later, Wanjiru produced the second-fastest ever women's marathon debut at the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:18:00. She went under the previous course record and finished second.[8][9]
In March 2023, Wanjiru won the Tokyo Marathon with a 2:16:28 clocking, taking more than a minute and a half off her personal best to move up to sixth on the event's world all-time list. This was only the second marathon race of her career.[1][10]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:30.18 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 10,000 m | 30:35.75 |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 10th | Half Marathon | 1:07:10 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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6th | Marathon | 2:26:42 |
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| 2022 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:18:00 |
| 2023 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:28 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rosemary WANJIRU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b Rosemary Monica Wanjiru. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Larner, Brett (2016-04-30). Wanjiru and Kamais Take 5000 m Titles at 50th Oda Memorial Meet. Japan Running News. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ a b Rosemary-Monica Wanjiru. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ 5000 m - Women - Final. Brazzaville2015. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Landells, Steve (2019-09-28). Report: women's 10,000m - IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Murimi, Brian (2022-09-25). "Rosemary Wanjiru runs the second-fastest women's marathon debut in history, clocking 2:18:00". NTV Kenya. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Tigist Assefa Runs Nearly 20-Minute PR to Destroy Berlin Marathon Course Record". Runner's World. 25 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (5 March 2023). "Rosemary Wanjiru and Deso Gelmisa take Tokyo Marathon titles". AW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
