{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)}} {{for|the Kenyan boxer|Daniel Mwangi (boxer)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Daniel Mwangi | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Daniel Muchunu Mwangi | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1984}} | birth_place = | hometown = | alma_mater = | height = | weight = | sport = Long-distance running | event = 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Half marathon | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | pb = {{unbulleted list |'''5000 metres''': 13:18.21 (Hiroshima 2005) |'''10000 metres''': 28:05.30 (Kumagaya 2007) |'''Half marathon:''' 1:03:10 (Sapporo 2008) |'''Marathon''': 2:14:13 (Fukuoka 2008) }} | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-title = }} '''Daniel Muchunu Mwangi''' (born 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is a joint world record holder for the ekiden marathon relay race.
==Biography== He gained an athletic scholarship as a teenager to train and study in Japan. In 2003 he ran bests of 13:38.70 minutes and 28:13.34 minutes for the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, respectively.<ref name=IAAFBio>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=194824/index.html Mwangi, Daniel Muchunu]. IAAF. Retrieved on 4 December 2011.</ref> He also ran at the Sapporo Half Marathon that year and came eighth in a personal best time of 1:03:16 hours.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nakamura|first=Ken|date=6 July 2003|accessdate=30 April 2016 |publisher=IAAF|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/ndereba-wins-sapporo-half-marathon-in-a-cours|title=Ndereba wins Sapporo Half Marathon in a course record}}</ref> He improved his 5000 m best to 13:29.18 minutes in the 2004 season. He improved this further in 2005, running 13:18.21 minutes.<ref name=IAAFBio/> He had two consecutive wins over the distance at the Oda Memorial in 2006 and 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nakamura|first=Ken|date=1 March 2007|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/sawano-out-duels-walker-in-shizuoka|title=Sawano out-duels Walker in Shizuoka|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
At the 2005 New Year Ekiden, he ran for the JAL AGS corporate team and won the first stage, completing the distance just one second short of Martin Mathathi's record.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=IAAF|last= Nakamura|first=Ken|date=1 January 2005|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/konica-minolta-win-final-stage-battle-in-maeb|title=Konica-Minolta win final stage battle in Maebashi|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> The 2005 International Chiba Ekiden in November saw Mwangi help break the world record for the ekiden marathon relay race as part of a Kenyan team including Josephat Ndambiri, Martin Mathathi, Mekubo Mogusu, Onesmus Nyerere and John Kariuki.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=IAAF|last=Nakamura|first=Ken|date=23 November 2005|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kenyan-men-win-in-chiba-with-worlds-fastest-e|title=Kenyan men win in Chiba with World's fastest ever time|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> He returned to the New Year Ekiden race in 2006 and again won the first leg for JAL AGS.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nakamura|first=Ken|date=1 January 2006|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/konica-minolta-wins-50th-new-years-ekiden|title=Konica-Minolta wins 50th New Year's Ekiden|accessdate=30 April 2016 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref>
In 2008 he switched to marathon running and made his debut at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon. He fell over and lost a shoe mid-race but rejoined the leading pack and eventually finished in fifth place with a time of 2:14:28 hours.<ref>Nakamura, Ken (3 February 2008). [http://aimsworldrunning.org/results/2008_02.htm February 2008 AIMS Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908010433/http://aimsworldrunning.org/results/2008_02.htm |date=2015-09-08 }}. AIMS. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref> His second outing over the distance came at the Fukuoka Marathon and his run of 2:14:13 hours was a little faster, but this was only enough for twelfth place. He has not competed since this race.
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==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mwangi, Daniel Muchunu}} Category:Living people Category:1984 births Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners Category:Kenyan men marathon runners Category:World Athletics record holders (relay) Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen