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zatoicchi
24.08.08, 08:26
BEIJING (AP)—Samuel Wanjiru already had made a name for himself in the heady world of Kenyan distance running. Now he’s made history.

He pulled away over the final few miles Sunday to become the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon—and he did it faster than anyone ever has.

Wanjiru negotiated the 26.2-mile course through the Beijing streets in bright morning sunshine in an Olympic record of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 32 seconds.

“In Kenya we have many medals,” Wanjiru said, “but I’m glad I have this one.”

His name was listed on the official results sheet as Wansiru, but the Kenyan said that spelling was incorrect.

Kenyans had twice won men’s marathon silver, most recently in 2000, but never a gold.

[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/track_field/news;_ylt=AkOCbFDF4x4GIGRZiDWUtefHKZt4?slug=ap-ath-mensmarathon&prov=ap&type=lgns]Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's Olympic marathon /url]

anon
25.08.08, 00:50
Wow... 26.2 mi (42.1 km) in slightly a bit more than 2 hours, that's an amazing feat :!:

BTW zatoicchi, your link is broken, you forgot a [ in the closing tag :smile: