Catherine Ndereba

Quick Facts

Full Name	Catherine Ndereba
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Jul 21, 1972(1972-07-21)
Age	52
Birthplace	Nyeri County
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Cancer

Catherine Ndereba Biography

Catherine Ndereba is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on July 21, 1972 in Nyeri County, Kenya. Marathon runner often considered the greatest ever; she won silver medals at consecutive Olympics: 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing.

For a year from 2001 to 2002 she held the women’s marathon world record, before it was broken by Paula Radcliffe.

Ndereba is from Gatunganga in Nyeri District, 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. Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards. She was awarded the Order of the Golden Warrior by President Mwai Kibaki in 2005.

In 2008, Ndereba was described by Chicago Tribune sportswriter Philip Hersh as the greatest women’s marathoner of all time.

She married Anthony Maina, and had her first child, June, in 1997.

Catherine Ndereba Net Worth

Catherine Ndereba is one of the richest Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Catherine Ndereba 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She trained while at Ngorano Secondary School, and made her international debut in 1995.

In 2000 she won both the Boston Marathon and the Chicago Marathon, and in 2005 became the first woman to win the Boston Marathon four times.

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.

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Who is Catherine Ndereba Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Catherine Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Catherine Ndereba celebrates birthday on July 21 of every year.

Is Catherine Ndereba alive?

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. Ndereba, whose nickname is “Catherine the Great”, lives in Nairobi with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane.

How old is Catherine Ndereba?

50 years (July 21, 1972)

How tall is Catherine Ndereba?

5′ 3″