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Catherine Ndereba
Ndereba at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Full nameWincatherine Nyambura Ndereba
NicknameCatherine the Great
Born (1972-07-21) 21 July 1972 (age 52)
Gatunganga, Nyeri District, Kenya
Medal record
Representing  Kenya
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2007 Osaka Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Bronze medal – third place 2006 New York City Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2005 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2004 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2003 New York City Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2003 London Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2002 Chicago Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2002 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2001 Chicago Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2001 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2000 Chicago Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2000 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1998 New York City Marathon

Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (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 at the Summer Olympic Games 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 Chicago Tribune sportswriter Philip Hersh as the greatest women's marathoner of all time.

Early life

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Wincatherine Nyambura Ndereba was born in Gatunganga, a village in the Nyeri District of Kenya,[1][2] on 21 July 1972.[3] Unusually amongst Kenyan distance runners, Ndereba's family are part of the Kikuyu people;[4] she was the third of ten children born to Joseph Ndereba and Felista Gathoni.[5] Her parents had a small farm in Gatunganga, but her father supplemented their income by working as an office messenger in the city of Nyeri, living away from the family during the week. Catherine discovered her talent for running in middle school,[2] competing first in races against her fellow students, and then against runners from other schools.[5] She received no formal coaching while at school, and was only aware of running within the school setting.[6] Although she had a phase when she was 13 during which she tried to avoid running,[2] she became addicted. During her time at Ngorano Secondary School, her habit of running early every morning and again in the evening led her to be nicknamed "Crazy Ndereba" by her fellow students.[7]

Career

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In 1994, she was recruited into its athletics program by the Kenya Prisons Service.[8] Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards.[9] She was awarded the Order of the Golden Warrior by President Mwai Kibaki in 2005.[10]

Ndereba finished seventh at the 2009 London Marathon, equalling Katrin Dorre's record of 21 sub-2:30 hours marathons.[11] She placed third at the Yokohama Women's Marathon later that year, finishing the course in a time of 2:29:13 hours.[12] She did not finish another marathon race until October 2011, when she crossed the line in 2:30:14 hours for third at the Beijing Marathon.[13]

Ndereba, whose nickname is "Catherine the Great",[14] lives in Nairobi with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane.[15] Her brother Samuel and sister Anastasia are also marathon runners.[16]

Achievements

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Ndereba competing in the 2005 World Championships marathon

Bibliography

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  • Catherine Ndereba: The Marathon Queen, by Ng’ang’a Mbugua. Sasa Sema Publications, 2008[10]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Hewitt 2016, p. 245.
  2. ^ a b c Hersh, Philip (10 October 2002). "World record-holder Catherine Ndereba trains with her husband and sister, but it's her 5-year-old daughter who best motivates mom". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Athlete profile: Catherine Ndereba". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ Mwaniki 2017, p. 206.
  5. ^ a b Kabale, Nasibo. "The making of Catherine Ndereba, our all-time heroine". The Standard. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ Hewitt 2016, pp. 245–246.
  7. ^ Shontz, Lori (7 May 2002). "Fast Forward: Crazy Catherine, on top of the world". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. ^ The Standard, 28 October 2007: Catherine Ndereba: Racing to conquer the world
  9. ^ IAAF, 2 March 2006: Athletes dominate Kenyan Sports Awards
  10. ^ a b Daily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, 15 November 2008: Fitting tribute to Marathon Queen
  11. ^ IAAF, 27 April 2009: Ndereba matches Dorre’s record total of 21 sub-2:30 marathons
  12. ^ Catherine Ndereba. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  13. ^ Jalava, Mirko (16 October 2011). Kiprop and Wei Xiaojie triumph in Beijing. IAAF. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  14. ^ Marathon Great Catherine Ndereba Retires. Runner's World (2014-05-28). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  15. ^ Hersh, Philip (2002-10-10). World record-holder Catherine Ndereba trains with her husband and sister, but it's her 5-year-old daughter who best motivates mom. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  16. ^ Catherine Ndereba. Time. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  17. ^ "Famous people from Kenya Catherine Ndereba". Kenya Travel Ideas. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  18. ^ AIMS/ASICS World Athlete of the Year Awards Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners
  20. ^ IAAF website, 31 July 2008: Joseph and Ndereba win at the Bogota Half Marathon

Sources

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Records
Preceded by Women's Marathon World Record Holder
7 October 2001 – 13 October 2002 		Succeeded by



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