Tom ("Thomas") Nyariki (born 27 September 1971, in Nyamira) is a long-distance runner from Kenya. Most notably he won a bronze medal on the 5,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships.

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Tom Nyariki

Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
	1997 Athens	5,000 m

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Nyariki is married to Jackline Maranga. Nyariki represents the Kisii tribe from Nyanza.

He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen. Recently he has competed mostly in road running races in the USA.

• 1998 IAAF World Cup - bronze medal (3000 m)
• 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - fourth place
• 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final - silver medal (5000 m)
• 1997 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal (5000 m)
• 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - third place

• 3000 metres - 7:27.75 (1996)
• 5000 metres - 12:55.94 (1997)
• 10,000 metres - 27:48.12 (2002)
• 10 kilometres - 27:30 (2001)
• 5 kilometres - 13:24 (2001)
• 5 miles road - 22:32 (1999)
• marathon - 2:15:58 (2006)

• Tom Nyariki at World Athletics
• KImbia Athletics

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