Personal information | |
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Birth name | Naftali Temu |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Born | Nyamira, Kenya | 20 April 1945
Died | 10 March 2003 Nairobi, Kenya | (aged 57)
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 5000 m: 13:36.6 10,000 m: 28:21.80[1] |
Medal record |
Nabiba Naftali Temu (20 April 1945 – 10 March 2003) was a Kenyan long-distance runner. He became Kenya's first gold medalist when he won the 10,000 metres race at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.