# Boniface Merande

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{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[African Championships](/source/African_Championships_in_Athletics)}} 
{{MedalBronze|[1989 Lagos](/source/1989_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|3000 m st.}}
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'''Boniface Merande''' (born 13 February 1962) is a retired [Kenya](/source/Kenya)n [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner), who represented his native country at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_10000_metres) in [Seoul, South Korea](/source/Seoul%2C_South_Korea). Four years later he finished in 14th position in the [1992 Olympic Marathon](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_Marathon).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/boniface-merande-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111529/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/boniface-merande-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Boniface Merande Olympic Results |accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref>

He finished seventh at the [1993 World Championships](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics) in 2:18:52 hours. He also won a bronze medal in [3000 metres steeplechase](/source/3000_metres_steeplechase) at the [1989 African Championships](/source/1989_African_Championships_in_Athletics) and finished 14th at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics).

==Achievements==
*<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise</small>
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|1992
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics) 
|[Barcelona, Spain](/source/Barcelona%2C_Spain)
|14th
|[2:15:46](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon) 
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|1993
|[World Championships](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics) 
|[Stuttgart, Germany](/source/Stuttgart%2C_Germany)
|7th
|[2:18:52](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_Marathon)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Boniface Merande}}

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Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners
Category:Kenyan men steeplechase runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya
Category:Kenyan men cross country runners
Category:20th-century Kenyan sportsmen

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