Evelyne Wambui Nganga (born 4 April 1986) is a Kenyan
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
Within endurance ru ...
who specializes in the
10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...
.
In 2006, she won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the
Commonwealth Games
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in March. In April she participated at the
World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the In ...
, where she finished eighth in the long race and won a silver medal in the team competition. In the next year she finished 19th at the
2007 World Championships.
Her personal best times are 8:49.39 minutes in the
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...
, achieved in October 2006 in
Fukuroi
270px, Shizuoka Stadium
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; 15:06.74 minutes in the
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...
, achieved in October 2005 in
Kobe
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; and 31:14.08 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in September 2008 in
Tendo.
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References
1986 births
Living people
Kenyan female long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya
Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
Kenyan female cross country runners
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
21st-century Kenyan sportswomen
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
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