Grace Wanjiru

Grace Wanjiru Njue (born 1979) is a female race walker from Kenya. She is a three-time African Champion and a Commonwealth Games medallist.

Grace Wanjiru Njue

Personal information
Nationality	Kenya
Born	10 January 1979 Embu, Kenya[1]
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	41 kg (90 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	20 km walk
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Kenya Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 20 km walk African Games 2015 Brazzaville 20 km walk 2019 Rabat 20 km walk African Championships 2004 Brazzaville 20 km walk 2008 Addis Ababa 20 km walk 2010 Nairobi 20 km walk 2012 Porto Novo 20 km walk 2014 Marrakech 20 km walk 2016 Durban 20 km walk 2018 Asaba 20 km walk 2002 Tunis 10 km walk
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Wanjiru set a 20 Kilometres race walk African Record when she won the event at the 2010 African Championships clocking 1:34:19 hours. The previous record (1:36:18) was held by Susan Vermeulen of South Africa and set in 1999.[2] Wanjiru was already the reigning Kenyan record (time 1:39.50) holder, setting it when she won the 2008 African Championships title.[3] Previously in 2004, she had set a new 20 kilometres national record (1:41:00) in Nairobi.[4]

Later in 2010 she won bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

She is also a multiple-time national champion.[5] In 2011, she won 20 kilometres race walk at the national championships once again setting another African record of 1:28:15 [6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
2002	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	10 km walk	51:35
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Congo	1st	20 km walk	1:42:45
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	7th	20 km walk	1:52.53
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	20 km walk	1:39:50
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	20 km walk	1:34:19 (AR, CR)
	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	3rd	20 km walk	1:37:49
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	38th	20 km walk	1:43:59
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	1st	20 km walk	1:40:53
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	20 km walk	1:37:04
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	20 km walk	1:38:28
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	20 km walk	1:30:43
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	20 km walk	1:42:23
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	2nd	20 km walk	1:35:54
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	20 km walk	1:34:57

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
2. Nairobi2010: Tunisia and Kenya clinch gold in 20km walk
3. Mutuota, Mutwiri (25 June 2010). "Wanjiru through to IAAF meet". The Standard. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
4. Athlerecords.net: Kenyan records (through archive.org, as of 14 October 2007)
5. gbrathletics.com: KENYAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
6. IAAF, 15 July 2011: Cheruiyot subdues 10,000m field and eyes Daegu double – Kenyan Champs, Day 2

External links

• Grace Wanjiru at World Athletics