Jimmy Mwangangi Muindi (born August 14, 1973) is a

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runner from

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Overview

Muindi started his marathon career by finishing 2nd at the

Honolulu Marathon The Honolulu Marathon (branded JAL Honolulu Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.2km) in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was first held on December 16, 1973, and it typically takes places on the second Sunday in December. The ma ...

in 1997. Subsequently, he has remained a consistent participant in the Honolulu Marathon, achieving an unprecedented victory six times (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007). Notably, he established the course record of 2:11:12 hours in 2004, a record that remained unbroken until 2008. He won the

Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes. ...

in 2005 setting his personal record of 2:07:50 hours. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships marathon race in

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, but did not finish the race. At the

Chicago Marathon The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the seven World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is one of the largest races by number of fini ...

, Mundi finished 5th in 2003, 4th in 2004 and 3rd in 2006. At the

Berlin Marathon The Berlin Marathon (, ) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974, the event includes multiple races over the marathon distance of , including elite level road r ...

, he finished 10th in 2001 and 5th in 2002. Muindi is of the

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. Muindi's sister Marietta is married to

Patrick Ivuti Patrick Mukutu Ivuti (born June 30, 1978) is a Kenyan long distance athlete, who currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya. A two-time silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he made his marathon debut in 2005 and had his first ...

, also a prominent Kenyan marathon runner.

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1973 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub