Catherine Nyambura Ndereba[1] (born 21 July 1972) is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons. Ndereba 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 and a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon. It was at the latter in 2001 that she broke the women's marathon world record with a time of 2:18:47.[2]
Catherine Ndereba comes from Gatunganga in Nyeri District,[4] and went to Ngorano Secondary School where she pursued her running career. In 1994, she was recruited into its athletics program by the Kenya Prisons Service.[5] Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards.[6] She was awarded the Order of the Golden Warrior by President Mwai Kibaki in 2005.[7]
Ndereba finished seventh at the 2009 London Marathon, equalling Katrin Dorre's record of 21 sub-2:30 hours marathons.[8] She placed third at the Yokohama Women's Marathon later that year, finishing the course in a time of 2:29:13 hours.[9] 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.[10]
Ndereba, whose nickname is "Catherine the Great",[11] lives in Nairobi with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane.[12] Her brother Samuel and sister Anastasia are also marathon runners.[13]
^Turnbull, Simon (16 April 2023). "Ndereba and Okayo – the marathon greats who blazed a trail for Kenyan women". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^Chicago Tribune, 8 October 2008: Ranking the Top 10 women marathoners
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^The Standard, 28 October 2007: Catherine Ndereba: Racing to conquer the world
^IAAF, 2 March 2006: Athletes dominate Kenyan Sports Awards
^ abDaily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, 15 November 2008: Fitting tribute to Marathon Queen 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
^IAAF, 27 April 2009: Ndereba matches Dorre’s record total of 21 sub-2:30 marathons
^Catherine Ndereba. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
^Jalava, Mirko (16 October 2011). Kiprop and Wei Xiaojie triumph in Beijing. IAAF. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
^Marathon Great Catherine Ndereba Retires. Runner's World (2014-05-28). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^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.
catherine, ndereba, catherine, nyambura, ndereba, born, july, 1972, retired, kenyan, marathon, runner, between, 2003, 2008, finished, five, successive, global, championship, marathons, ndereba, twice, marathon, world, championships, athletics, silver, medals, . Catherine Nyambura Ndereba 1 born 21 July 1972 is a retired Kenyan marathon runner Between 2003 and 2008 she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons Ndereba 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 and a two time winner of the Chicago Marathon It was at the latter in 2001 that she broke the women s marathon world record with a time of 2 18 47 2 Catherine NderebaNdereba at the 2007 World Championships in AthleticsPersonal informationBirth nameWincatherine Nyambura NderebaBorn 1972 07 21 21 July 1972 age 51 Nyeri KenyaHeight1 60 m 5 ft 3 in Weight45 kg 99 lb SportCountryKenyaSportAthleticsEvent s MarathonRetired2008Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 2 18 47 Chicago 2001 Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting KenyaOlympic Games2004 Athens Marathon2008 Beijing MarathonWorld Championships2003 Paris Marathon2007 Osaka Marathon2005 Helsinki MarathonWorld Marathon Majors2000 Boston Marathon2000 Chicago Marathon2001 Boston Marathon2001 Chicago Marathon2004 Boston Marathon2005 Boston Marathon1998 New York City Marathon2002 Boston Marathon2002 Chicago Marathon2003 London Marathon2003 New York City Marathon2006 New York City MarathonIn 2008 Ndereba was described by Chicago Tribune sportswriter Philip Hersh as the greatest women s marathoner of all time 3 Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditCatherine Ndereba comes from Gatunganga in Nyeri District 4 and went to Ngorano Secondary School where she pursued her running career In 1994 she was recruited into its athletics program by the Kenya Prisons Service 5 Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards 6 She was awarded the Order of the Golden Warrior by President Mwai Kibaki in 2005 7 Ndereba finished seventh at the 2009 London Marathon equalling Katrin Dorre s record of 21 sub 2 30 hours marathons 8 She placed third at the Yokohama Women s Marathon later that year finishing the course in a time of 2 29 13 hours 9 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 10 Ndereba whose nickname is Catherine the Great 11 lives in Nairobi with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane 12 Her brother Samuel and sister Anastasia are also marathon runners 13 Achievements Edit nbsp Ndereba competing in the 2005 World Championships marathon 1995 Represented Kenya internationally for the first time at a women s relay race in Seoul Korea 1996 Ranked No 2 in USA Track and Field s World Road Running Rankings named Road Runner of the Year by Runner s World magazine and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times 1997 Did not race Gave birth to daughter Jane 1998 Named Road Runner of the Year by Runner s World and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times Won individual bronze and team gold at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Palermo Italy Ran the world s fastest times for the year at 5 kilometres 15 09 12 kilometres 38 37 15 kilometres 48 52 and 10 miles 53 07 14 Made her marathon debut at the Boston Marathon finishing sixth in 2 28 27 hours Finished second at the New York City Marathon 2000 Boston Marathon winner Chicago Marathon winner Named AIMS World Athlete of the Year by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races 15 2001 City Pier City Loop half marathon winner 16 Boston Marathon winner Chicago Marathon winner in a world record time 2002 Finished second at the Boston Marathon Also finished second at the Chicago Marathon 2003 World Championships gold medalist in the marathon Sapporo half marathon winner Finished second at both the New York City Marathon and the London Marathon 2004 2004 Summer Olympics Athens silver medalist in the marathon Boston Marathon winner 2005 Boston Marathon winner the first four time woman s winner World Championships silver medalist 2006 Osaka International Ladies Marathon winner Bogota Half Marathon winner 17 Finished third at the New York City Marathon 2007 World Championships gold medalist Finished fifth at the New York City Marathon 2008 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing silver medalist in the marathon Finished fifth at the New York City Marathon 2009 Finished sixth at the London Marathon 2011 Finished third at the Beijing International MarathonBibliography EditCatherine Ndereba The Marathon Queen by Ng ang a Mbugua Sasa Sema Publications 2008 7 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catherine Ndereba Wincatherine Nyambura Ndereba Olympics Athletes 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing China ESPN sports espn go com Retrieved 2018 05 02 Turnbull Simon 16 April 2023 Ndereba and Okayo the marathon greats who blazed a trail for Kenyan women World Athletics Retrieved 16 April 2023 Chicago Tribune 8 October 2008 Ranking the Top 10 women marathoners Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Catherine Ndereba Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 17 October 2011 The Standard 28 October 2007 Catherine Ndereba Racing to conquer the world IAAF 2 March 2006 Athletes dominate Kenyan Sports Awards a b Daily Nation Lifestyle Magazine 15 November 2008 Fitting tribute to Marathon Queen Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine IAAF 27 April 2009 Ndereba matches Dorre s record total of 21 sub 2 30 marathons Catherine Ndereba Marathon Info Retrieved on 17 October 2011 Jalava Mirko 16 October 2011 Kiprop and Wei Xiaojie triumph in Beijing IAAF Retrieved on 17 October 2011 Marathon Great Catherine Ndereba Retires Runner s World 2014 05 28 Retrieved 2020 05 25 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 Catherine Ndereba Time Retrieved 2020 05 25 Famous people from Kenya Catherine Ndereba Kenya Travel Ideas Retrieved 2020 05 25 AIMS ASICS World Athlete of the Year Awards Archived 2011 10 20 at the Wayback Machine City Pier City Half Marathon List of winners arrs run IAAF website 31 July 2008 Joseph and Ndereba win at the Bogota Half MarathonExternal links Edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Catherine Ndereba Catherine Ndereba at World Athletics nbsp Catherine Ndereba n 38 on Time s list of 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch Catherine Ndereba documentary project Famous People from KenyaRecordsPreceded by nbsp Naoko Takahashi Women s Marathon World Record Holder7 October 2001 13 October 2002 Succeeded by nbsp Paula Radcliffe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Ndereba amp oldid 1171958749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
