Edward Zakayo

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Edward Zakayo
Personal information
Birth name Edward Pingua Zakayo
Born (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 33)
Narok
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000 m: 13:24.08

Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Born in Narok, he said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.[1] In 2017 he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi.[2][3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd 3000 m 7:49.17
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 5000 m 13:54.06

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Edward Pingua ZAKAYO. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. Edward Zakayo . Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
  3. Report: boys' 3000m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 . IAAF (2017-07-16). Retrieved 2018-04-08.

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