Stanley Mburu

Stanley Waithaka Mburu (born 9 April 2000) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres

Nationality Kenya

Born (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 26)

SportAthletics

Events

5000 metres, 10,000 metres

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Stanley Mburu

Personal information
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	3000 m: 7:50.64 (2017) 5000 m: 13:05.21 (2019) 10,000 m: 27:13.01 (2018)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya World Championships 2022 Eugene 10,000 m

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Mburu enjoyed his first international success at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, taking a bronze medal in the 3000 metres behind Ethiopia's Selemon Barega and Kenyan compatriot Edward Zakayo.^[1] The following year he made his debut on the 2018 IAAF Diamond League circuit, taking third in the 5000 metres with a personal best of 13:10.14 minutes. This time ranked him in the top twenty for the distance that year.^[2] At the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships he was again bested by Zakayo, making it a Kenyan 1–2 in the 5000 m final, while reigning U18 champion Selemon Barega finished out of the medals.^[3] Mburu won at the Palio Città della Quercia meet in August, but failed to finish at the more prestigious Memorial Van Damme race.^[4]

Mburu moved to Japan in late 2018 and began to compete for the Yakult corporate team. In November he ran 27:13.01 minutes for the 10,000 metres, which was the fastest time by any athlete that year.^[5] In 2022 World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Mburu finished second in the 10000 meters behind Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei.