Teresa Wanjiku

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Teresa Wanjiku Mbugua (born 7 May 1974) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competed in road running and cross country running disciplines. She ran distances from the 10K run to the marathon and was active from 1997 to 2011.

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Wanjiku represented Kenya at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed eighth in the women's short race. She won numerous road races in the United States including the City of Pittsburgh Great Race (twice), Broad Street Run, Fifth Third River Bank Run (twice) and the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. [1]

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics profile [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, United Kingdom8th Short race 15:41
4thSenior team72 pts

Road race wins

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References

  1. Teresa Wanjiku. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
  2. Teresa Wanjiku Mbugua. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.