About Francis Thuo Karanja
Born 1975. Francis Thuo Karanja is a Kenyan athletics competitor.
Francis Thuo Karanja (born 6 April 1975) is a Kenyan Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category T11 long-distance events.
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 5000 metres - T11 event, went out in the first round of the men's 1500 metres - T11 event and finished fifth in the men's 10000 metres - T12 event.
In 2007, the Kenyan Francis Thou Karanja, accompanied by his brother Paul Njoronge Karanja, ran a world record for blind people over the half marathon distance with 1:10:02 h at the Graz Marathon in the Austrian city of Graz.
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Who is Francis Thuo Karanja?
Kenyan paralympic athlete
When was Francis Thuo Karanja born?
Francis Thuo Karanja was born on 6 April 1975.
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Francis Thuo Karanja is an athletics competitor.
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Francis Thuo Karanja is Kenyan.
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