Medal record
Ndereba at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Competitor for  Kenya
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver	2004 Athens	Marathon
World Championships
Gold	2003 Paris	Marathon
Gold	2007 Osaka	Marathon
Silver	2005 Helsinki	Marathon

Catherine Ndereba (born July 21, 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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 379 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1209 × 1913 pixels, file size: 464 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Official logo The 2007 World Championships in Athletics is being held in Osaka, Japan from August 24 to September 2, 2007 at Nagai Stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... A World Championship is any contest to determine the best in the world in a particular field. ... The official results of the Womens Marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, held on Sunday August 31, 2003. ... Official logo The 2007 World Championships in Athletics is being held in Osaka, Japan from August 24 to September 2, 2007 at Nagai Stadium. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ...

She is from Gatunganga in Nyeri District. She went to Ngorano Secondary School where she pursued her running career. In 1994, she was recruited by the Kenya Prisons Service ^[1]. Nyeri District is district in the Central Province of Kenya. ...

Ndereba currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya, with her husband Anthony Maina and daughter Jane. Her brother Samuel Ndereba is also a marathon runner. Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ...

Ndereba was awarded the 2004 and 2005 Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year awards^[2].

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.

• 2000
  • Boston Marathon winner
  • Chicago Marathon winner

• 2001
  • Boston Marathon winner
  • Chicago Marathon winner (World Record)

• 2002
  • Finished second at Boston Marathon. Also second at Chicago Marathon.

• 2003
  • World Championships gold medalist
  • Sapporo half-marathon winner.
  • Second at New York City Marathon and London Marathon.

• 2004
  • 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens - silver medalist in Marathon.
  • Boston Marathon winner

• 2005
  • Boston Marathon winner (the first four-time woman's winner)
  • World Championships silver medalist

• 2006
  • Osaka Ladies Marathon winner

• 2007
  • World Championships gold medalist

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References

• IAAF profile for Catherine Ndereba
• Famous People from Kenya [1]

Records
Preceded by Naoko Takahashi	Women's Marathon World Record Holder October 7, 2001 – October 13, 2002	Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe
Sporting positions
Preceded by Joyce Chepchumba	Chicago Women's Marathon Winner 2000 – 2001	Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe
Preceded by Tegla Loroupe	Women's Fastest Marathon Race 2000 – 2001	Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe