Grace Wanjiru

Grace Wanjirū Njue (born 1979) is a Kenyan race walker. She is a three-time African Champion and a Commonwealth Games medallist.

Nationality Kenya

Born (1979-01-10) 10 January 1979 (age 47)

Embu, Kenya^[1]

Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)

Weight41 kg (90 lb)

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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
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Kenya Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 20 km walk African Games 2015 Brazzaville 20 km walk 2019 Rabat 20 km walk African Championships 2004 Brazzaville 20 km walk 2008 Addis Ababa 20 km walk 2010 Nairobi 20 km walk 2012 Porto-Novo 20 km walk 2014 Marrakesh 20 km walk 2016 Durban 20 km walk 2018 Asaba 20 km walk 2002 Tunis 10 km walk
Updated on 26 August 2016

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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.^[2] Wanjirū was already the reigning Kenyan record (time 1:39.50) holder, setting it when she won the 2008 African Championships 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.

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]