Sport
Distinguished
Catherine Ndereba
Four Boston Marathons, and Kenya's first Olympic marathon medal for a woman
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Kenya Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Known at home simply as Catherine the Great, she was the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic marathon medal.
Catherine Ndereba was the first Kenyan woman to take an Olympic marathon medal. Her personal best of 2:18:47 was set in Chicago in 2001.
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