Grace Wanjirū Njue (born 1979) is a Kenyan race walker. She is a three-time African Champion and a Commonwealth Games medallist.
Wanjirū set a 20 Kilometres race walk African Record when she won the event at the 2010 African Championships clocking 1:34:19 hours. The previous record (1:36:18) was held by Susan Vermeulen of South Africa and set in 1999.Nairobi2010: Tunisia and Kenya clinch gold in 20km walk Wanjirū was already the reigning Kenyan record (time 1:39.50) holder, setting it when she won the 2008 African Championships title. Previously in 2004, she had set a new 20 kilometers national record (1:41:00) in Nairobi.Athlerecords.net: Kenyan records (through archive.org, as of 14 October 2007)
Later in 2010 she won bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
She is also a multiple-time national champion.gbrathletics.com: KENYAN CHAMPIONSHIPS In 2011, she won 20 kilometers race walk at the national championships once again setting another African record of 1:28:15 IAAF, 15 July 2011: Cheruiyot subdues 10,000m field and eyes Daegu double – Kenyan Champs, Day 2
Achievements Representing 2002African ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia 3rd10 km walk51:352004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st20 km walk1:42:452007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria7th20 km walk1:52.532008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st20 km walk1:39:502010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya 1st20 km walk1:34:19 (AR, CR)Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India 3rd20 km walk1:37:492011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea38th20 km walk1:43:592012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin 1st20 km walk1:40:532014African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco 1st20 km walk1:37:042015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st20 km walk1:38:282016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa 1st20 km walk1:30:432018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia8th20 km walk1:42:23African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria2nd20 km walk1:35:542019African GamesRabat, Morocco2nd20 km walk1:34:57
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