John Kagwe

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Kagwe
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Jan 9, 1969(1969-01-09)
Age	55
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Nyandarua County
Horoscope	Capricorn

John Kagwe Biography

John Kagwe is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on January 9, 1969 in Nyandarua County, Kenya. John Karunga Kagwe (born 9 January 1969) is a Kenyan former long- distance athlete who won back-to back victories in the New York City Marathon from 1997 until 1998. He ran his personal record of 2:08:12 minutes in his first win there. Kagwe’s road racing professional career started in 1994 and continued to race at the highest level up to 2006. As he reached 40 and was enrolled in the category of veterans He returned to running with a few appearances in the year 2011. He also took home two races: the Prague International Marathon and the San Diego Marathon.

Following the New York wins, he continued to be a regular participant at marathons of major importance however, he was not close to winning these races. He placed 5th at both Boston as well as New York in 1999, and then sixth in the Boston race, and tenth in New York in 2000. He experienced a mixed season in 2001 following a disappointing 32nd place finish in the London Marathon he returned to the United States and won both the River Bank Run and Rock ‘n’ Roll San Francisco Marathon. These were the last of his major victories. He finished seventh at his 2001 New York Marathon and 2002 Chicago Marathon, as well as numerous top five places in half marathons over the same time frame. Top ten places at New York in 2003 and 2004 were his only performance of a high standard. His performance dropped from 2005 and he did not get to the top of the podium with a top ten finish in New York, then scraped the top ten of the standard Los Angeles Marathon and Sapporo Marathon in the year 2006.

Kagwe took part in Kagwe raced in the Boston Marathon in 1998 and was just a bit less than his best time of 2:08:51 minutes and was placed in fifth position in the speedy race. Kagwe was knocked out in a variety of races, but only won an event of 10K at Avalon, New Jersey, but upon returning for the New York Marathon he lodged an effective defense and was able to win the race for the second time. He took the race by a margin of 3 seconds, beating the compatriot Joseph Chebet who would himself take the race home one year later.

John Kagwe Net Worth

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

A tinier runner of five feet six inches Kagwe didn’t start running as seriously until he reached the age of 18. He was impressed by the athleticism of John Ngugi, however the endurance of athletes from Kenya encouraged him to take on gradually longer distances. He raced mostly across the United States and his first race outside of the United States included in the Gasparilla Distance Classic in 1994 The following year, he competed in the Boston Marathon and placed sixteenth in 2:11:52 minutes. He placed second in the Cleveland Marathon and month later. He further established himself with his fourth-place finish in the Philadelphia Distance Run and third at the Twin Cities Marathon later that year. His first win in a marathon came during 1995. He won his Pittsburgh Marathon title with a personal best of 2:10:24. A victory in the Atlantic City Half Marathon preceded his first race in the New York Marathon in 1995 where he placed 5th.

A personal best of 61:31 mins in the half-marathon took place in March of 1996 in Lisbon. The only marathon he ran that year took place at New York and he came close to his best time of 2:10:59 hours. The following year , he was successful in the Fifth Third River Bank Run and also winning the Prague International Marathon (his first victory at a race in Europe). In his run to the United States that year was finishing second in the Philadelphia Distance Run. He experienced the most significant most significant breakthrough of his career in November, when he won his first New York City Marathon race. Despite winning in a speedy time of 2:08:12 hours He was humble on his reflection and said: “I think I’m maybe the 10th best, maybe the 20th best. I still have to win a couple more big ones to be the best, or maybe run a minute and a half faster and break the world record. I will try. “.

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John Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. John Kagwe celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.