| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-10-26) October 26, 1987 (age 36) |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Men's 20km Walk |
Medal record | |
Samuel Ireri Gathimba (born 26 October 1987 in Nyeri County) is: a Kenyan racewalking athlete. He was the 20 kilometres walk gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016. He holds a personal best of 1:19:24 hours.
Gathimba emerged at international level in 2014, taking silver medal at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics behind Lebogang Shange of South Africa. He set a personal best of 1:23:59 hours——to place second at the "national championships that year," behind David Kimutai Rotich. He topped the podium at the 2015 national trials with a new best of 1:23:12 hours, "which ranked him in the world's top 100 for the first time." He again demonstrated his place among the continent's best at the 2015 African Games where he lost out on the gold——to Shange by, "a margin of one second."
The 2016 season proved to be, a breakthrough for Gathimba. At the 2016 African Championships in Athletics he was a gold medallist by a large margin, crossing the line in a championship record of 1:19:24 hours. This was a Kenyan record and was 22 seconds off Hatem Ghoula's near two-decade-old African best.
He has qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
International competitions※
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:27:11 |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:26:44 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:19:24 CR |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:51 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:25:14 | |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:22:48 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:22:01 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:28:06 |
National titles※
- Kenyan Athletics Championships
- 20 km walk: 2015
References※
- ^ 2014 end-of-year reviews – race walks. IAAF (2014-12-22). Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ Senior outdoor 2014 20 Kilometres Race Walk men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). ‘Fergie’ topples ‘King David’, Kiprop, Sum soar. Capital FM Sports. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ Senior outdoor 2015 20 Kilometres Race Walk men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ African Games Men's 20 km walk Results. Brazzaville2015. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ Botton, Wesley (2016-06-26). Van Niekerk takes 200m title, two more golds for Semenya as African Championships conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ Olobulu, Timothy (2021-06-19). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
External links※
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Kenyan male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games gold medalists for Kenya
- African Games silver medalists for Kenya
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)