| 词条 | Joseph Nzau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = Joseph Nzau |image = |imagesize = |caption = | sport = Track, long-distance running | event = 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon |nationality = Kenyan |alias = |club = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|4|14}}[1]{{ref|1|1}} |birth_place = Marsabit County, Kenya |collegeteam = Wyoming |height = |weight = |turnedpro = |retired = |pb = 5000m: 13:37.5[2] 10,000m: 28:06.63[2] Marathon: 2:09:45[2] |olympics = |worlds = |highestranking = |coaching = |updated = |medaltemplates = }} Joseph Nzau (born April 14, 1949) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Nzau won the 1983 Chicago Marathon and the inaugural 1990 Belgrade Marathon. Running careerEarly lifeNzau was a late bloomer who did not take up running until the age of 25. He was subsequently recruited by the University of Wyoming on an athletic scholarship when he was 28, along with a few other Kenyans. CollegiateNzau attended the University of Wyoming under the tutelage of Coach Ron Jones in the late 1970s. He also won the Bix 7; Davenport, Iowa, in 1983, 7 miles in a time of 33:10. At the 1979 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships, he finished in fifth place.[3] At Wyoming Nzau earned six All-American honors and was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.[4] Post-collegiateIn 1983, Nzau was the first Kenyan to win in a world-class marathon when he won the 1983 Chicago Marathon. A year later, Nzau finished 7th overall in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition to the marathon, Nzau finished 14th of 16 finishers in the men's 10,000 metres at the same competition. In 1990, Nzau won the inaugural Belgrade Marathon. Notes
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/doxsie-nzau-blazed-a-path-for-kenyans-who-followed/article_ac12fee6-3b8c-5268-be66-245ce360d2ca.html|author=Don Doxsie|title=Quad City Times: Nzau blazed a path for Kenyans who followed|date=July 15, 2016|accessdate=October 20, 2018}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/joseph-nzau-014346975|author=IAAF|title=Joseph NZAU - Athlete Profile}} 3. ^ PDF: 1979 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - May 29-June 2, 1979 4. ^ Joseph N. Nzau - University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame 5. ^, External links
9 : 1952 births|Living people|Kenyan male long-distance runners|Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic athletes of Kenya|Place of birth missing (living people)|University of Wyoming alumni|Chicago Marathon male winners|Kenyan male marathon runners |
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