Following is the factbox on Olympic men's marathon champion:

Name: Samuel Kamau Wansiru

Nationality: Kenya

Date of Birth: November 10, 1986

Height: 1.63 meters

Weight: 51kg

Olympic performance: two hours 6 minutes 32 seconds

Career highlights: Gold at 2005 IAAF Golden League, Brussels, Belgium

(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2008)