Charles Kamathi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charles Kamathi
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1978(1978-05-18)
Age	46
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Nyeri
Horoscope	Taurus

Charles Kamathi Biography

Charles Kamathi is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on May 18, 1978 in Nyeri, Kenya. Charles Waweru Kamathi (born 18 May 1978 near Nyeri, Kenya) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is most well-known for his victory in the 10,000 m distance in the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.

He ran his first marathon during the 2007 Milan Marathon and finished fourth with a time of 2:11:25. He placed third in his second marathon in 2008, the Rotterdam Marathon and bettered his personal best to 2:07:33. He raced in the Milan Marathon in April 2010 however, he was afflicted with cramps near the 30km mark and came in second. He ran in his first race, the Eindhoven Marathon in October and faced a fierce race between Nicholas Chelimo and Paul Biwott in the final stretch. Kamathi was able to edge Chelimo in the finish end of the race to win with the time as 2:07:38, similar to the time of the winner.

After a full recovery, he returned to compete in the European cross-country races and again won in The Cinque Mulini and Italica races. He was selected for 2001’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships and took home his first major gold medal at the end of the race for men. Kamathi took home his bronze award (behind Mohammed Mourhit and Serhiy Lebid) and was a part of the Kenyan team that included Paul Kosgei and Patrick Ivuti to the gold medal for the team. A bigger achievement was in store for Kamathi during the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Kamathi faced the World Champion Haile Gebrselassie in the 10,000 meters and was able to beat Haile as well as Olympic gold medallist Assefa Mezgebu in the final sprint and win the gold medal of the world in the race. The win, where Kamathi was able to sprint through the top four spots place in the 200 meters that remained ended Haile’s streak of undefeated for 37 events.

Charles Kamathi Net Worth

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

Kamathi began running in the year 1995. He completed his studies at Njogu-Ini Secondary School the year 1996. In 1997, he was able to compete for the Toyota Club in Japan However, he had to return home after a few days due to tendinitis. Toyota took him over by Simon Maina. Kamathi was a member of the Kenya Police in 1998. On the 3rd of September 1999, Kamathi made history by winning a 10,000m course during the Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels in 26:51.49 and which was the fifth fastest time ever recorded and also the world’s fastest in 1999.

Then, he took to the European cross-country running circuit and beat World Champion Paul Tergat three times, winning three races: the Almond Blossom Cross Country Cross Internacional de Italica and Cinque Mulini race. Despite a disappointing performance in the Kenya World trials event, He was chosen as a participant in his participation in the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He was not able to meet his previous performance in the circuit and finished in seventh on the course just four places behind his fellow Kenyans. The 2000 season was hindered by a hamstring strain and he wasn’t able to be a part of part of the Kenyan selection to compete in this year’s 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Charles Kamathi celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.