Catherine Nyambura Ndereba[1] (born 21 July 1972) is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon.
In 2008, Ndereba was described by a Chicago Tribune sportswriter as the greatest women's marathoner of all time.[2]
Career [edit]
Ndereba is from Gatunganga in Nyeri District,[3] and went to Ngorano Secondary School where she pursued her running career. In 1994, she was recruited into its athletics program by the Kenya Prisons Service.[4] Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards.[5] She was awarded the Order of the Golden Warrior by president Mwai Kibaki in 2005.[6]
Ndereba finished seventh at the 2009 London Marathon, equalling Katrin Dorre's record of 21 sub-2:30 hours marathons.[7] She placed third at the Yokohama Marathon later that year, finishing the course in a time of 2:29:13 hours.[8] She did not manage to finish another marathon race until October 2011, when she crossed the line in 2:30:14 hours for third at the Beijing Marathon.[9]
Ndereba, whose nickname is 'Catherine the Great', currently lives in Nairobi with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane. Her brother Samuel and sister Anastasia are also marathon runners.
Achievements [edit]
Ndereba competing in the 2005 World Championships marathon
- 1995
- Represented Kenya internationally for the first time at a women's relay race in Seoul, Korea.
- 1996
- 1997
- Did not run
- Gave birth to daughter, Jane.
- 1998
- Named Road Runner of the Year by Runner's World and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times.
- Won individual bronze and team gold at World Half-Marathon Championships in Palermo, Italy.
- Ran world's fastest times at 5K (15:09), 15K (48:52), 12K (38:37) and 10 miles (53:07).
- Made marathon debut, finishing sixth at Boston in 2:28:27.
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
Bibliography [edit]
- Catherine Ndereba: The Marathon Queen, by Ng’ang’a Mbugua. Sasa Sema Publications, 2008[6]
References [edit]
- ^ ESPN Profile
- ^ Chicago Tribune, October 8, 2008: Ranking the Top 10 women marathoners
- ^ Catherine Ndereba. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.
- ^ The Standard, October 28, 2007: Catherine Ndereba: Racing to conquer the world
- ^ IAAF, March 2, 2006: Athletes dominate Kenyan Sports Awards
- ^ a b Daily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, November 15, 2008: Fitting tribute to Marathon Queen
- ^ IAAF, April 27, 2009: Ndereba matches Dorre’s record total of 21 sub-2:30 marathons
- ^ Catherine Ndereba. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-16). Kiprop and Wei Xiaojie triumph in Beijing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.
- ^ AIMS/ASICS World Athlete of the Year Awards
- ^ City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners
- ^ IAAF website, July 31, 2008: Joseph and Ndereba win at the Bogota Half Marathon
External links [edit]
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Ndereba, Catherine |
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Kenyan marathon runner and Olympic medalist |
| Date of birth |
21 July 1972 |
| Place of birth |
Nyeri District, Kenya |
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Kenya
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