Suleiman Nyambui
Tanzanian long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former track athlete from Tanzania who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. Nyambui won the bronze medal at the 1978 All-Africa Games, the silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and finished first at three consecutive marathons between 1987 and 1988. He holds multiple indoor national records of Tanzania in athletics.
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Born | (1953-02-13) February 13, 1953 (age 71) Majita Musoma, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres, Mile, 2-mile, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
College team | UTEP | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 1500 metres: 3:35.8[1] Mile: 3:51.94[1] Indoor 2-mile: 8:17.9[1] 5000 metres: 13:12.29[1] 10,000 metres: 27:51.73[1] Marathon: 2:09:52[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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