Edward Zakayo

Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At club level, he represents S.L. Benfica in Portugal.[2]

Edward Zakayo
Edward Zakayo competing in the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria
Personal information
Birth nameEdward Pingua Zakayo
Born (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001
Narok, Kenya
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000 metres
ClubBenfica
Coached byErick Kimaiyo[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m: 13:03.19
Medal record
Representing  Kenya
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast5000 m
African Championships
2018 Asaba5000 m
World U20 Championships
2018 Tampere5000 m
World U18 Championships
2017 Nairobi3000 m

Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.[3] In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi.[4][5] On 11 June 2018, he won the Kenya World U20 trials with a new personal best of 13:19 to qualify for the U20 World Championships in Finland.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd 3000 m 7:49.17
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 5000 m 13:54.06
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 5000 m 13:20.16
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st 5000 m 13:48.58
2019 African U20 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st 5000 m 13:13.06
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd 5000 m 13:30.96

References
  1. Almeida, Isaura (22 June 2019). "Edward, o menino da tribo que espanta o mundo pela idade e recordes no Benfica" [The tribe's little boy who amazes the world for his age and records at Benfica]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. Dores, Márcia (16 November 2018). "Equipa júnior de cross do Benfica apresenta-se com ambição" [Cross junior team presents itself with ambition]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. Edward Pingua ZAKAYO. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  4. Edward Zakayo Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
  5. Report: boys' 3000m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 . IAAF (2017-07-16). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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