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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^[quantify] 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.

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

External links

• Erick Wainaina at World Athletics
• Marathoninfo profile

На других языках

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- [en] Erick Wainaina

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[fr] Erick Wainaina

Erick Wainaina (né le 19 décembre 1973 à Nyahururu) est un athlète kényan spécialiste du Marathon. Il concourt fréquemment dans les marathons japonais.

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[it] Erick Wainaina

Erick Wainaina (Nyahururu, 19 dicembre 1973) è un maratoneta keniota.

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[ru] Вайнайна, Эрик

Эрик Вайнайна — кенийский легкоатлет, который специализировался в марафоне. Бронзовый призёр Олимпиады 1996 года с результатом 2:12.44 и серебряный призёр олимпийских игр 2000 года с результатом 2:10.31. В 2004 в Афинах он был седьмым.

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