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Kenyan marathoner Sammy Wanjiru was found dead in Kenya today. He was just 24-years old.

One report has that he died after jumping off the balcony at his Kenyan home.

Wanjiru won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with an Olympic record time of 2:06:32.  He also won the London and Chicago Marathons.

His fastest marathon was a 2:05:10 at the 2009 London Marathon.

American marathon champ Ryan Hall tweeted his condolences, “Incredibly sad news about Sammy. I am shocked and saddened.”

Wanjiru’s manager Federico Rosa has confirmed Sammy’s death.

Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru won the 2010 Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning (October 10, 2010) over Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede with a time of 2:06:23.  Kebede with the win, won the World Marathon Championship and took home an additional $500,000 dollars.

Elite Men’s Results

1. Sammy Wanjiru (Kenyan) – 2:06:23
2. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:06:42
3. Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – 2:08:10
4. Wesley Korir (Kenya) – 2:08:45
5. Vincent Kipruto (Ethiopia) – 2:09:07
6. Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 2:09:28
7. Laban Moiben (Kenya) – 2:10:47
8. Jason Hartmann (USA) – 2:11:06
9. Ridouane Harroufi (MAR) – 2:13:01
10. Mike Sayenko (USA) – 2:14:27

Elite Women’s Results

1. Lilya Shobukhova (Russia) – 2:20:25
2. Astede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:23:40
3. Maria Konovalova (Russia) – 2:23:49
4. Desiree Davila (USA) – 2:26:20
5. Irina Mikitenko (Germany) – 2:26:40
6. Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) – 2:28:29
7. Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA) – 2:28:44
8. Kaori Yoshida (Japan) – 2:29:45
9. Jia Chaofeng (China) – 2:30:34
10. Tera Moody (USA) – 2:30:52

Lilya and Sammy both repeated as winners of the Chicago Marathon.  Both also won the World Marathon Championship and $500,000 with their wins.

American male Jason Hartmann had a great marathon finishing in 2:11:06.

MORE 2010 CHICAGO MARATHON FULL RESULTS