Patrick Ndururi Kinaga (21 January 1969 – 25 October 2009) was a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. On 13 August 1997 he ran a personal best of 1:42.62 minutes at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting.Patrick Ndururi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12. This time ranks him in the top twenty fastest people in history over this distance. 800 Metres - men - senior - outdoor All time best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
His greatest performance on the global stage came at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, where he finished seventh in the final.IAAF 1997 World Championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12. He was the 400 metres bronze medallist at the 1995 Military World Games.CISM World Military Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-12. He won three international 800 m medals in his career: silver at the 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final, gold at the 1998 Goodwill Games, and silver at the 1998 African Championships in Athletics.IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.African Championships . GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
He was coached and mentored by five times world cross country champion John Ngugi at his camp Mt. Kenya High Altitude Training Camp, where athletes like Samuel Kamau Wanjiru the Olympic marathon champion were trained.
Ndururi was from the Gatunyu village, Mugomoini sub-location, Gatanga District. His parents were Naftali Kinaga and Joyce Njoki. Ndururi was married to Florence Wanjiru with one child.Daily Nation, October 27, 2009: Transition Ndururi died on 25 October 2009 due to a suspected heart attack, and was buried on 3 November in his home town Thika in Central Kenya.
Achievements 1995Military World GamesRome, Italy 3rd400 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece7th800 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan 2nd800 m1998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States 1st800 mAfrican ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal 2nd800 m
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