Tom ("Thomas") Nyariki (born 27 September 1971, in

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) is a long-distance runner from

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

. Most notably he won a bronze medal on the 5,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships. Nyariki is married to

Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga (born 16 December 1977, in Nyanturago, Kisii) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championship ...

. Nyariki represents the Kisii tribe from Nyanza. He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen. Recently he has competed mostly in road running races in the USA.

Achievements

1998 IAAF World Cup The 8th IAAF World Cup in Athletics were held 11–13 September 1998 at the Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Overall results Medal summary Men ''Africa'' , , 3:40.87 , ''Europe'', , 3:40.95 , ''Great Britain'', , 3: ...

- bronze medal (3000 m) *

1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech, Morocco. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in the Herald, and for the IAAF. ...

- fourth place *

1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the thirteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 13 September at the H ...

- silver medal (5000 m) *

1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the World Athletics, International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium (Athens), Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. In this event ...

- bronze medal (5000 m) *

1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in ''The New York Times'', in the Herald, and for the IAAF. Com ...

- third place

Personal bests

*3000 metres - 7:27.75 (1996) *5000 metres - 12:55.94 (1997) *10,000 metres - 27:48.12 (2002) *10 kilometres - 27:30 (2001) *5 kilometres - 13:24 (2001) *5 miles road - 22:32 (1999) *marathon - 2:15:58 (2006)

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KImbia Athletics
1971 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan male cross country runners Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub