Samson Ramadhani Nyonyi (born 25 December 1982 in

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) is a Tanzanian

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. He was the gold medalist at the

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that took place in

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with the result at 2:11:29. In 2003 he participated three marathons: He won the Beppu Oita Marathon, was fifth at the

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(time 2:08:01, still his personal best) and was 15th at the

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. He finished 40th at the

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, and 5th at the 2005 World Championships. In 2007 he won the

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and competed at the 2007 World Championships in

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finishing 25th. At the 2008 Olympic marathon he finished 55th, and 66th at the 2012 Men's marathon.

Achievements

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1982 births Living people People from Singida Region Tanzanian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Tanzania Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Tanzania Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Tanzanian sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{Tanzania-athletics-bio-stub