Eric Wainaina crossing the finish line to win the marathon bronze medal at the 1996
Olympic Games in Atlanta, for Kenya. Four years later he won the silver medal at the 2000
Games in Sydney.
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Men's Marathon.
Olympic Games 1996.
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| 1. Josia Thugwane |
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RSA |
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2: 12: 36 |
| 2. Bong-Ju Lee |
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KOR |
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2: 12: 39 |
| 3. Eric WAINAINA |
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KEN |
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2: 12: 44 |
| 4. Martin Fiz |
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ESP |
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2: 13: 20 |
| 5. Richard Nerurkar |
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GBR |
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2: 13: 39 |
| 6. German Silva |
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MEX |
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2: 14: 29 |
| 7. Steve Moneghetti |
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AUS |
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2: 14: 35 |
| 8. Benjamin Paredes |
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MEX |
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2: 14: 55 |
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Men's Marathon.
Olympic Games 2000
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| 1. Gezahgne Abera |
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ETH |
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2: 10: 11 |
| 2. Eric WAINAINA |
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KEN |
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2: 10: 31 |
| 3. Tesfaye Tola |
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ETH |
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2: 11: 10 |
| 4. Jon Brown |
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GBR |
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2: 11: 17 |
| 5. Giacomo Leone |
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ITA |
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2: 12: 14 |
| 6. Martin Fiz |
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SPA |
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2: 13: 06 |
| 7. Abdelkader El Mouaziz |
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MOR |
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2: 13: 49 |
| 8. Mohamed Ouaadi |
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FRA |
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2: 14: 04 |
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he finished 7th. (2:13:30).
Wainaina frequently competed in Japanese races, he was a two-time winner of the Tokyo
International Marathon, having taken the title in both 1995 and 2002.
He also won the Hokkaido Marathon on three separate occasions and the 2003 Nagano Marathon.
Annual progress.
2008 2:18:18 Nagano 20 APR
2006 2:16:08 Honolulu, HI 10 DEC
2005 2:15:18 Fukuoka 04 DEC
2004 2:11:03 Tokyo 08 FEB
2003 2:13:13 Sapporo 31 AUG
2002 2:08:43 Tokyo 10 FEB (personal best time)
2001 2:13:38 Tokyo 18 FEB
2000 2:10:17 Nagano 09 APR
1996 2:12:44 Atlanta 04 AUG
1995 2:19:53 Göteborg 12 AUG