Simon Maina
- January 10, 2024
- Athletics Competitor
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Simon Maina |
| Occupation | Athletics Competitor |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 18, 1978(1978-03-18) |
| Age | 46 |
| Birthplace | Nyeri |
| Country | Kenya |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Simon Maina Biography
| Name | Simon Maina |
| Birthday | Mar 18 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Nyeri |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Simon Maina is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on March 18, 1978 in Nyeri, Kenya.
Born Simon Maina Munyi in Nyeri, Kenya, he was trained by Kenyan running coach David Miano as a teenager. Maina moved to Japan in 1997 to compete for the Toyota corporate running team, based in Aichi Prefecture. That same year he won the 5000 metres at the Japanese Athletics Championships – a feat he repeated the following year with a championship record. He set two track bests at the start of the 1998 outdoor season, running 27:21.14 minutes for the 10,000 metres for second place at the Hyogo Relays, then recording 13:10.71 minutes for third at the Prefontaine Classic 5000 m. The former time meant he was ranked in the top ten runners that year. He rose to the top of the national scene at the Kenyan Athletics Championships, winning the 10,000 m title with a sub-28-minute run.
Maina made his international debut at the 1998 Goodwill Games and helped complete a Kenyan sweep of the 10,000 m medals, taking the silver medal half a second behind Julius Gitahi, with James Koskei coming in third. He was dominant at the 10,000 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in September, winning the gold medal almost a minute ahead of the runner-up, fellow Kenyan William Kalya.
Simon Maina Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athletics Competitor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Simon Maina is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Maina 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Simon Maina Munyi (born 18 March 1978) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed in track and road running events. In his first year of international competition, he was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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He suffered an injury and did not compete in 2007. He was fired that year from the Toyota corporate track team and subsequently a local car parts manufacturing business created its own track and field team to take on Maina and another injured runner, Joseph Kamau, offering them nominal posts in the factory. Maina planned a comeback to the sport at the end of 2008 but he and Kamau were arrested by the immigration police, who treated them as regular labourers working illegally under their athlete visas. The two were taken to trial in November 2008, with some commentators noting that the outcome could affect runners’ conditions and set a precedent for Japanese corporate track teams, allowing them to fire injured foreign recruits and leave them open to deportation. At the trial, Maina and Kamau were found guilty and deported back to Kenya.
Facts & Trivia
Sirikitiya Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Simon Maina celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.