💰Samuel Wanjiru Net worth: $200,000
About
Kenyan long distance runner who was one of the world's premiere runners, winning the Olympic marathon in 2008 and setting records at the London and Chicago Marathons. His life was cut tragically short in May 2011 after falling from his balcony in Nyahururu, Kenya.
Before Fame
He moved to Japan in 2002 and won the Fukuoka International Cross Country the next year at age sixteen.
Trivia
His time of 2:05:41 at the Chicago Marathon was the fastest marathon time in United States history.
Family Life
He was survived by his wife Triza Njeri. His cousin Joseph Riri and younger brother Simon Njoroge are also long-distance runners.
Associated With
He and Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera are both winners of the Olympic marathon.
