Margaret Wambui

Margaret Nyairera Wambui

Wambui at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1:56.89 (outdoors, 2016)
2:00.44 (indoors, 2016)

Margaret Nyairera Wambui (born 15 September 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[2]

In her first international competition, she won the gold at the 2014 World Junior Championships. She later competed at the 2015 World Championships without advancing from her heat. At the 2016 World Indoor Championships she won the bronze medal. That same year she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting a new personal best of 1:56.89 in the final, which also earned her a bronze.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 1st 800 m 2:00.49
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 39th (h) 800 m 2:03.52
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 3rd 800 m 2:00.44
African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 400 m 52.24
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:30.21
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 800 m 1:56.89

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