Suleiman Nyambui

Suleiman Nyambui
Nyambui (#649; far left), Yifter (#191), and Maaninka (#208) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1953-02-13) February 13, 1953 (age 71)
Majita Musoma, Mara Region, Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania)
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)1500 metres, Mile, 2-mile, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon
College teamUTEP
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 metres: 3:35.8[1]
Mile: 3:51.94[1]
Indoor 2-mile: 8:17.9[1]
5000 metres: 13:12.29[1]
10,000 metres: 27:51.73[1]
Marathon: 2:09:52[1]
Medal record
Representing  Tanzania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 5,000 metres
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Algiers 5,000 metres

Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former track athlete from Tanzania who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. Nyambui won the bronze medal at the 1978 All-Africa Games, the silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and finished first at three consecutive marathons between 1987 and 1988. He holds multiple indoor national records of Tanzania in athletics.

  1. ^ a b c d e f All-Athletics. "Profile of Suleiman Nyambui".