Erick Wainaina

Erick Wainaina (born December 19, 1973 in Nyahururu) is a Kenyan marathon runner, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1996 and a silver medal in 2000. He finished seventh in the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon in Athens, making him one of the few athletes in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons.

Wainaina ran in the marathon at the 1995 World Championships and finished in 18th place. He missed the 1999 World Championships due to injury.^[1] Wainaina frequently competed in Japanese races: he is a two-time winner of the Tokyo International Marathon, having taken the title in both 1995 and 2002. He has won the Hokkaido Marathon on three separate occasions and he also won the 2003 edition of the Nagano Marathon.

Wainaina is still active, if not in much limelight. He finished 13th at the 2008 Nagano Marathon.^[2] Two years later he participated in the Nagano Marathon again, finishing 10th.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
1994	Hokkaido Marathon	Sapporo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:15:03
1995	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:10:31
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	18th	Marathon	2:19:53
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:12:44
1997	Hokkaido Marathon	Sapporo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:13:45
2000	Nagano Marathon	Nagano, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:10:17
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	Marathon	2:10:31
2002	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:08:43
2003	Nagano Marathon	Nagano, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:12:00
	Hokkaido Marathon	Sapporo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:13:13
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	7th	Marathon	2:13:30

References

1. Daily Nation, August 24, 1999: Sole Kenyan in marathon 'worried'
2. IAAF, April 20, 2008: Kinyanjui, Ivanova, defend in Nagano
3. IAAF, Apr 18, 2010: Chelimo and Weightman take Nagano Marathon titles

External links

• Erick Wainaina profile at IAAF
• Marathoninfo profile