Kenya: Olympic Champion Commits Suicide - Police

Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion died from injuries sustained after jumping from the top floor of his home in Nyahururu.

Samuel Wanjiru breaks the tape in victory during the Olympics marathon race in Beijing in 2008.

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