Heristone Wafula
Kenyan racewalker
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National team | Kenyan |
Born | (2003-06-30) June 30, 2003 (age 21) |
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Country | Kenya |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | racewalking |
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Heristone Wanyonyi Wafula (born 30 June 2003)[1] is a Kenyan racewalker who specializes in the 10,000 m walk. He was the gold medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2021.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Heristone WANYONYI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "World U20: Heristone Wanyonyi wins historic gold in race walk". Kenya. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Philémon. "Athletics - World U20 Championships: Kenya's Heristone Wanyonyi wins the 10km walk". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
External links
- Heristone Wafula at World Athletics
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World U20 Champions in men's 10,000 metres race walk
- 1986:
Mikhail Shchennikov (URS)
- 1988:
Alberto Cruz (MEX)
- 1990:
Ilya Markov (URS)
- 1992:
Jefferson Pérez (ECU)
- 1994:
Jorge Segura (MEX)
- 1996:
Paquillo Fernández (ESP)
- 1998:
Roman Rasskazov (RUS)
- 2000:
Cristian Berdeja (MEX)
- 2002:
Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS)
- 2004:
Andrey Ruzavin (RUS)
- 2006:
Bo Xiangdong (CHN)
- 2008:
Stanislav Emelyanov (RUS)
- 2010:
Valeriy Filipchuk (RUS)
- 2012:
Éider Arévalo (COL)
- 2014:
Daisuke Matsunaga (JPN)
- 2016:
Callum Wilkinson (GBR)
- 2018:
Zhang Yao (CHN)
- 2021:
Heristone Wafula (KEN)
- 2022:
Mazlum Demir (TUR)
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