# Grace Wanjiru > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Grace_Wanjiru > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Grace_Wanjiru.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Wanjiru > Source revision: 1340978278 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Kenyan race walker Grace Wanjirū Njue Personal information Nationality Kenya Born (1979-01-10) 10 January 1979 (age 47) Embu, Kenya[1] Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) Weight 41 kg (90 lb) Sport Sport Athletics Event 20 km walk Updated on 26 August 2016 **Grace Wanjirū Njue** (born 1979) is a Kenyan [race walker](/source/Race_walker). She is a three-time [African Champion](/source/African_Championships_in_Athletics) and a [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games) medallist. Wanjirū set a 20 Kilometres race walk [African Record](/source/List_of_African_Championships_in_Athletics_records) when she won the event at the [2010 African Championships](/source/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics) clocking 1:34:19 hours. The previous record (1:36:18) was held by [Susan Vermeulen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Vermeulen&action=edit&redlink=1) of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) and set in 1999.[2] Wanjirū was already the reigning [Kenyan record](/source/List_of_Kenyan_records_in_athletics) (time 1:39.50) holder, setting it when she won the [2008 African Championships](/source/2008_African_Championships_in_Athletics) title.[3] Previously in 2004, she had set a new 20 kilometers national record (1:41:00) in Nairobi.[4] Later in 2010 she won bronze medal at the [2010 Commonwealth Games](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games). She is also a multiple-time national champion.[5] In 2011, she won 20 kilometers race walk at the national championships once again setting another African record of 1:28:15 [6] ## Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Kenya 2002 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia 3rd 10 km walk 51:35 2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 20 km walk 1:42:45 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 7th 20 km walk 1:52.53 2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 20 km walk 1:39:50 2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 20 km walk 1:34:19 (AR, CR) Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 3rd 20 km walk 1:37:49 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 38th 20 km walk 1:43:59 2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 1st 20 km walk 1:40:53 2014 African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st 20 km walk 1:37:04 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 20 km walk 1:38:28 2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st 20 km walk 1:30:43 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 8th 20 km walk 1:42:23 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 20 km walk 1:35:54 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd 20 km walk 1:34:57 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2018 Commonwealth Games profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025134/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6020745-grace-wanjiru-njue.htm). Archived from [the original](https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6020745-grace-wanjiru-njue.htm) on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Nairobi2010: [Tunisia and Kenya clinch gold in 20km walk](http://www.nairobi2010.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325:tunisia-and-kenya-clinch-gold-in-20km-walk&catid=42:rokstories) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180923171026/http://www.nairobi2010.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325:tunisia-and-kenya-clinch-gold-in-20km-walk&catid=42:rokstories) 23 September 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mutuota, Mutwiri (25 June 2010). ["Wanjiru through to IAAF meet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120329115537/http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/archives/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000012400&cid=39&). *The Standard*. Archived from [the original](http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/archives/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000012400&cid=39&) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-recken_4-0)** Athlerecords.net: [Kenyan records](https://web.archive.org/web/20080207234607/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/RECKEN.txt) (through archive.org, as of 14 October 2007) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** gbrathletics.com: [KENYAN CHAMPIONSHIPS](http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ken.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** IAAF, 15 July 2011: [Cheruiyot subdues 10,000m field and eyes Daegu double – Kenyan Champs, Day 2](http://www.iaaf.org/WCH11/news/newsid=60894.html) ## External links - [Grace Wanjiru](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14289521) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) v t e African Champions in women's racewalking 5000 m track 1988: Sabiha Mansouri (ALG) 1989: Agnetha Chelimo (KEN) 1990: Agnetha Chelimo (KEN) 1992: Dounia Kara (ALG) 1993: Dounia Kara (ALG) 1996: Dounia Kara (ALG) 1998: Nagwa Ibrahim Ali (EGY) 10 km road 2000: Bahia Boussad (ALG) 2002: Nagwa Ibrahim Ali (EGY) 20 km road 2004: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2006: Nagwa Ibrahim Ali (EGY) 2008: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2010: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2012: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2014: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2016: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2018: Yehualeye Beletew (ETH) 2022: Emily Wamusyi Ngii (KEN) 2024: Sintayehu Masire (ETH) v t e African Games champions in women's racewalking 1987–1991: Agnetha Chelimo (KEN) 1995: Dounia Kara (ALG) 1999: Susan Vermeulen (RSA) 2003: Estlé Viljoen (RSA) 2007–11: Chaima Trabelsi (TUN) 2015: Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 2019–23: Emily Wamusyi Ngii (KEN) 1999: 5000 m track walk 1999: 10 km road walk 2003–present: 20 km road walk Authority control databases: People World Athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Grace Wanjiru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Wanjiru) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Wanjiru?action=history)). 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