Douglas Wakiihuri Explained

Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.

No other male Kenyan runner had ever won the marathon at World Championships or Olympic Games until 2007, when Luke Kibet became a world champion. The following year, Wakiihuri won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, finishing behind Gelindo Bordin.

In 1989 Wakiihuri won the London Marathon. In 1990 he won the New York Marathon. Wakiihuri was famous for wearing white gloves during races. He now runs a marathon fitness center and training school.

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1986Lake Biwa MarathonŌtsu, Japan6thMarathon2:16:26
1987Beppu-Oita MarathonBeppu-Ōita, Japan6thMarathon2:13:34
Rome, Italy1stMarathon
1988Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan7thMarathon2:11:57
Seoul, South Korea2ndMarathon
1989London, United Kingdom1stMarathon2:09:03
1990Auckland, New Zealand1stMarathon
Brussels, Belgium1st20 km57:21
New York, United States1stMarathon2:12:39
1991Boston MarathonBoston, United States6thMarathon2:13:30
1992Barcelona, Spain36thMarathon
1995World Marathon CupAthens, Greece1stMarathon2:12:01