Leonard Mucheru Maina

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leonard Mucheru Maina
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Jun 13, 1978(1978-06-13)
Age	46
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Nyandarua County
Horoscope	Gemini

Leonard Mucheru Maina Biography

Leonard Mucheru Maina is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on June 13, 1978 in Nyandarua County, Kenya. Leonard Mucheru Maina (born 13 June 1978 in Nyandarua) is a Kenyan long- distance runner which began in 2004 and continued until 2007 under the name Mushir Salem Jawher (Arabic: mshyr slm JWHR ) and has since acquired an American citizenship in Bahrain.

Then, in December of 2007, it was revealed that he had acquired Kenyan citizenship.

He successfully defended his Tiberias Marathon title in 2008 with a course record of 2:10:30. It was also his personal best then. Mucheru competed Tiberias Marathon again in 2009, but finished 2nd with a time of 2:09:37. The winner, Jackson Kipkoech from Kenya, set a new course record of 2:08:07.

In 2010, he failed to make the top ten at the Tiberias race, but was eighth at the high-calibre Dubai Marathon and fourth at the San Diego Marathon. He improved his personal best by over half a minute at the Daegu Marathon in April 2011, taking third place overall.

Prior to changing his nationality, Maina was seventh in the 2003 World Indoor Championships and fourth at the 2003 World Athletics Final. In 2004, he became the Asian Indoor Champion for Bahrain in 3000m. The news caused some debate as the rules stated that he IAAF rules could not race for his new nation until March 16, 2006. Then, at the close of the season, he was fourth in the World Athletics Final for the second year in succession. But he was not at the highest international level until the end of 2006 when he took home an Olympic silver medal during the Asian Games. Other medalists from Bahrain include Yusuf Saad Kamel, Belal Mansoor Ali, and Tareq Mubarak Taher and were who were also brought from Kenya.

Leonard Mucheru Maina Net Worth

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

Mucheru was a former athlete for Kenya and was fourth in the sprint race during the 2000 World Cross Country Championships. He relocated from Kenya to Bahrain in 2003, and was given citizenship in 2004 while also receiving the newly-created Arabic name. In the meantime, Bahrain gained a variety runners from African countries, including Kenya.

The year 2001 was the time that Mucheru took home in the Millrose Games 3,000 Meters in the time of 7:50.01 He also took home his race in the Rye Derby 5-Mile race in 23:18.

On 4 January 2007, Jawher won his first marathon race, the Tiberias Marathon held in Tiberias, Israel, finishing in 2 hours 12 minutes and 13 seconds. He was the first athlete from an Arab country to compete in Israel, and was subsequently stripped of his Bahraini citizenship. On 21 January 2007 it was reported that Bahrain had reversed its decision to strip him of his Bahraini citizenship, and has been allowed to continue competing for the Persian Gulf state.

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Leonard Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Leonard Mucheru Maina celebrates birthday on June 13 of every year.