Onesmus Nyerere

Onesmus Nyerere
Personal information
Born (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983 (age 40)
Nyamira, Kenya
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)10K, Half marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Onesmus Nyerere (born 10 November 1983) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner.[1]

He was a member of the team that set the world record for the Ekiden road relay on 23 November 2005 in the International Chiba Ekiden. The team, which consisted of Nyerere alongside Josephat Ndambiri, Martin Mathathi, Daniel Muchunu Mwangi, Mekubo Mogusu and John Kariuki, finished in a time of 1:57:06.[2]

He ran his personal best time of 2:14:31 hours in the marathon at the Düsseldorf Marathon in 2008, where he finished 9th.

References

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  1. ^ Onesmus Nyerere at World Athletics
  2. ^ Nakamura, Ken (23 November 2005). "Kenyan men win in Chiba with World's fastest ever time". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.