Lucy Wangui Kabuu
- January 10, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Lucy Wangui Kabuu |
| Occupation | Runner |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 24, 1984(1984-03-24) |
| Age | 40 |
| Birthplace | Nyeri |
| Country | Kenya |
| Birth City | Nyeri County |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Lucy Wangui Kabuu Biography
| Name | Lucy Wangui Kabuu |
| Birthday | Mar 24 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Nyeri |
| Home Town | Nyeri County |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Lucy Wangui Kabuu is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on March 24, 1984 in Nyeri, Nyeri County, Kenya.
Lucy Wangui Kabuu (born 24 March 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres events. She has represented Kenya twice at the Summer Olympics, finishing in the top ten of the 10,000 m race in both 2004 and 2008. Her personal bests of 14:33.49 minutes for the 5000 m and 30:39.96 minutes for the 10,000 m make her one of Kenya’s fastest ever runners in the events.
She was based in Japan for her early career. Internationally, she was a team silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2005 and was a double long-distance medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (where she was the 10,000 m champion and 5000 m bronze medallist). Since 2011 she has competed on the road and has won at the Great North Run and the Delhi Half Marathon. She made her marathon debut in 2012 and became the eighth fastest woman ever with a time of 2:19:34 hours for second place at the Dubai Marathon.
Lucy Wangui Kabuu Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Lucy Wangui Kabuu is one of the richest Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lucy Wangui Kabuu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was born in 1984 in Ichamara in the Mukurweini/Nyeri region of central Kenya. Her potential for long-distance running was identified when she was at primary school. John Kanyi, a local runner who was based in Japan, encouraged her to try for an athletic scholarship to enable her to study and train there as well. She performed well in the scholarship selection races and, aged sixteen, won a place at Aomori Yamada High School.
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Kabuu ran the third fastest ever time over 25 kilometres to win the BIG 25 Berlin in May, crossing the line in 1:21:37 hours. She was selected for the Kenyan marathon team at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics but performed poorly in Moscow, finishing 24th in a time of 2:44:06 hours. He last outing that year was a third-place finish at the Delhi Half Marathon.
Facts & Trivia
Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Lucy Wangui Kabuu celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.