Kenya’s Wanjiru Wins Men’s Marathon
Sammy Wanjiru won Kenya’s first gold medal in the men’s Olympic marathon in record time. How fast was he? He killed the Olympic record of 2:09.21 (set by Portugal’s Carlos Lopes in 1984) with a time of 2:06:32. “It feels good to make history here,” Wanjiru said.
Jaouad Gharib of Morocco won the silver medal with a time of 2:07.16 while Ethiopia’s Tsegay Kebede claimed the bronze in 2:10.00.
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