Kenyan long-distance runner
Wakiihuri (on the left) with Samuel Wanjiru (center) and Raila Odinga at the Japanese Embassy in Kenya in March 2011 Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in Mombasa ) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner , who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.
No other male Kenyan runner had ever won the marathon at World Championships or Olympic Games until 2007, when Luke Kibet became a world champion. The following year, Wakiihuri won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, finishing behind Gelindo Bordin .
In 1989 Wakiihuri won the London Marathon . In 1990 he won the New York Marathon . Wakiihuri was famous for wearing white gloves during races. He now runs a marathon fitness center and training school.
Competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Kenya
1986
Lake Biwa Marathon
Ōtsu, Japan
6th
Marathon
2:16:26
1987
Beppu-Oita Marathon
Beppu -Ōita , Japan
6th
Marathon
2:13:34
World Championships
Rome, Italy
1st
Marathon
2:11:48
1988
Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo, Japan
7th
Marathon
2:11:57
Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
2nd
Marathon
2:10:47
1989
London Marathon
London, United Kingdom
1st
Marathon
2:09:03
1990
Commonwealth Games
Auckland , New Zealand
1st
Marathon
2:10:27
20 km of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
1st
20 km
57:21
New York City Marathon
New York, United States
1st
Marathon
2:12:39
1991
Boston Marathon
Boston, United States
6th
Marathon
2:13:30
1992
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
36th
Marathon
2:19:38
1995
World Marathon Cup
Athens, Greece
1st
Marathon
2:12:01
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