Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge


Country
Birth date
Age
10/06/1986 - NYANDARUA (KEN) 
26
Height
Weight
Gender
154 cm / 5'1" 
46 kg / 101 lbs 
F
Sport
NJOROGE Mercy Wanjiku

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
43000m Steeplechase2011Daegu, KOR9:17.88
African Championships
13000m Steeplechase2012Porto-Novo, BEN9:43.26
43000m Steeplechase2010Nairobi, KEN9:38.79
Diamond League
23000m Steeplechase2011Doha, QAT9:16.94
33000m Steeplechase2011Brussels, BEL9:20.09
33000m Steeplechase2011London, GBR9:27.45
33000m Steeplechase2011Lausanne, SUI9:20.51
43000m Steeplechase2012Oslo, NOR9:25.21
43000m Steeplechase2012Shanghai, CHN9:26.50
53000m Steeplechase2010London, GBR9:27.84
63000m Steeplechase2010Stockholm, SWE9:26.64
63000m Steeplechase2010Rome, ITA9:30.78

Club name

PACE

Coach

Sammy Rono (allafrica.com, 04 Aug 2011)

Debut

2005 for Kenya, World Cross Country Championships (Saint-Etienne) (iaaf.org, 01 May 2008)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She took up running in 2002. (iaaf.org, 01 May 2008)

Reason for taking up this sport
A teacher, Mr Mathu, recognised her talent and urged her to take up the sport. (iaaf.org, 01 May 2008)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Her silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. (pacesportsmanagement.com, 24 Jul 2011)

Hero
Catherine Ndereba. (iaaf.org, 01 May 2008)

General
2011 WORLDS
She was forced to run some of the steeplechase final at the 2011 World Championships in only one shoe after her left fell off. (hindustantimes.com, 27 Dec 2011)


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