https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=136353451 Sammy Wanjiru en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:42:46 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/136353451/sammy-wanjiru The winner at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing would have been a favorite at the 2012 Games in London. Police in Kenya say he may have committed suicide. Mon, 16 May 2011 08:32:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/05/16/136353441/olympic-marathon-champion-sammy-wanjiru-dies-in-fall-from-balcony https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/05/16/136353441/olympic-marathon-champion-sammy-wanjiru-dies-in-fall-from-balcony The winner at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing would have been a favorite at the 2012 Games in London. Police in Kenya say he may have committed suicide.

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