Samuel Ndungu
- January 10, 2024
- Long-distance Runner
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Samuel Ndungu |
| Occupation | Long-Distance Runner |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 4, 1988(1988-04-04) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Samuel Ndungu Biography
| Name | Samuel Ndungu |
| Birthday | Apr 4 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Kenya |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Samuel Ndungu is one of the most popular and richest Long-Distance Runner who was born on April 4, 1988 in Kenya, Kenya.
Ndungu became interested in athletics at a young age and joined a club at age twelve. He attended Kagondo High School, near Nyahururu in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. His first successes in running came through competing in cross country races in his region. Starting from the age of fifteen, he came fifth in the junior race at the Eastern Africa Region Cross Country Championships in 2005, then won the junior competition the following year. In April 2007, the nineteen-year-old Ndungu joined the Japanese corporate running team at Aichi Steel.
Moving beyond his pacing days, he entered the 2011 Lake Biwa Marathon as a competitive runner. He made the second-fastest ever marathon debut in Japan (after Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru) with his time of 2:07:04 hours, which was enough to win on his first outing, as he was half a minute ahead of Henryk Szost, who ran a Polish record. Turning back to the shorter distance, he came runner-up to Martin Mathathi at the Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon in May. Building on his debut success, he was invited to the 2012 Chicago Marathon and he came close to his best with a run of 2:07:26 hours for seventh place at the World Marathon Major race.
Samuel Ndungu Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Long-Distance Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Samuel Ndungu is one of the richest Long-Distance Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samuel Ndungu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku (born 4 April 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 10,000 metres and road running events. He has a half marathon best of 60:55 minutes and a marathon best of 2:07:04 hours. A Japan- based runner, he has won the Lake Biwa Marathon, the Marugame Half Marathon, and was the 2010 Japanese Corporate champion the half marathon.
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Facts & Trivia
Aras Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Samuel Ndungu celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.