Catherine Ndereba

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Women's Athletics
Olympic medal record
Silver	2004 Athens	Marathon

Catherine Ndereba (born July 31, 1972) is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. She broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2h18:47 at the Chicago Marathon. She was the first woman to run under the 2 hour and 19 minute barrier, but this has since been broken by England's Paula Radcliffe.

[edit] About

Catherine Ndereba currently lives in Nyeri, Kenya, with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane.

Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards^[1].

[edit] Achievements

1995
- Represented Kenya internationally for the first time at a women's relay race in Seoul, Korea.
- Set a 10K personal record, 31:35, at the Richard S. Caliguiri/City of Pittsburgh Great Race.

1996
- Entered 18 races, won 13.
- Ranked No. 2 in USA Track and Field's World Road Running Rankings; named Road Runner of the Year by Runner's World Magazine and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times.
- Finished third in the Pittsburgh Great Race.

1997
- Did not run.
- Gave birth to daughter, Jane.

1998
- Named Road Runner of the Year by Runner's World and Road Racer of the Year by Running Times.

1999
- Road racer of the year again, winning eight major events during a two-month span.
- Won individual bronze and team gold at World Half-Marathon Championships.
- Ran world's fastest times at 5K (15:09), 15K (48:52), 12K (38:37) and 10 miles (53:07).
- Made marathon debut, finishing sixth at Boston in 2:28:27.
- Finally won the Pittsburgh Great Race with a time of 32:11, nipping American Libbie Hickman at the finish line.