Catherine Ndereba
- Born
- Jul 21, 1972 (54 years old)
- Birthplace
- Nyeri, Kenya
- Events
- Marathon · 10 Kilometres Road
- Height
- 1.60 m
- Weight
- 45 kg
Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons.
Ndereba has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, becoming Kenya's first female multi-medalist. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon and a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon.
It was at the latter in 2001 that she broke the women's marathon world record with a time of 2:18:47. She retired in 2012 having been described by the Chicago Tribune as the greatest women's marathoner of all time.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Marathon 2:18:47 (#52 all-time), 10 Kilometres Road 31:02, 2015 season best 2:50:52 (Apr 19, 2015, Nagano (JPN)) · Olympic Games: 2 silver · World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver · Area record (Road Relay) · 54 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:50:52 | – | Apr 19, 2015 | Nagano (JPN) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:17:54 | – | Apr 21, 2013 | Yangzhou (CHN) |
| 2012 | 10MilesRoa | 55:23 | – | Aug 25, 2012 | Flint, MI (USA) |
| 2012 | Semi | 1:13:04 | – | May 20, 2012 | Gifu (JPN) |
| 2012 | Marathon | 2:35:08 | – | Mar 11, 2012 | Nagoya (JPN) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 16:43.2h | – | Jul 14, 2011 | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2011 | 10000m | 34:13.3h | – | Jun 18, 2011 | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2011 | 10Kilometr | 34:31 | – | Aug 6, 2011 | Cape Elizabeth, ME (USA) |