“Shoe4Africa, a wonderful organization that builds hospitals in Kenya.” Gwyneth Paltrow.
Actor Anthony Edwards 
Actress Natalie Portman 
Cristiano Ronaldo 
Actor Hugh Jackman 
Actress Cara Buono 
Actor James Legros 
Actor Tom Cavanagh 
Actress Sarah Jones 
Multi World Champion,
Paula Radcliffe
Double Olympic Champion, “1:59”
Eliud Kipchoge
Olympic Champion,
Donovan Bailey
Double Olympic Gold,
Beatrice Chebet
World Champion,
Mary Keitany
World Champion,
Moses Tanui
Olympic Gold Medalist,
William Tanui
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Abel Kirui
#1 Middleweight contender, Michael ‘The Silk’ Olajide Jr. 
World Champion,
Daniel Komen
Double Olympic Champion, Ezekiel Kemboi 
4x Boston champion, Robert Cheruiyot 
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Sally Kipyego
WBA World Champion. Yuri ‘Boxing Rabbi’ Foreman 
World Champion,
Florence Kiplagat
World Marathon Champion
Edna Kiplagat
World XC Champion,
Lornah Kiplagat
1st Olympic Medalist for Kenya,
Wilson Kiprugut
1st Olympic finalalist for Kenya,
Nyandika Maiyoro
World Marathon Champion,
Luke Kibet
World Champion,
Fabiano Joseph
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Ben Kogo
Olympic Gold Medalist,
Amos Biwott
Olympic Silver Medalist, Douglas Wakiihuri 
World Champion,
Alfred Yego
Olympic medalist,
Joyce Chepchumba
World Champion,
Ben Limo
Sylvia Kibet,
Olympic medalist
Paul Koech,
World Champion
Olympic Gold Medalist,
Matthew Birer
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Moses Kiptanui
Olympic Champion,
Sammy Wanjiru
1st World Champs Women’s medalist for Kenya, Susan Sirma 
World Champion,
Tegla Loroupe
Olympic Champion,
John Ngugi
1st Kenyan lady to the Olympics, Tecla Chemabwai 
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Ben Jipcho
World Champs Silver,
Simon Biwott
Double Olympic Champion,
Kip Keino
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Filbert Bayi
World Champion, Martin Lel 
World Champion,
Lydia Cheromei
World team Champion,
Magdalene Chemjor
Olympic Medalist,
Mike Boit
4x Olympic Champion,
Mo Farah
Olympic Silver Medalist,
Liz McColgan
Commonwealth Games Champion,
Samson Ramadhani
2x Olympic Silver
Medalist, Paul Tergat
NYC Marathon 2x Champion,
German Silva
3x World Jr Champion,
Viola Kibiwott
2x Olympic Silver,
Catherine Ndereba
SuperBowl LVI Champion,
Kenny Young
Athletics Kenya Chair,
Isaiah Kiplangat
World Champion,
Yobes Ondieki
1st Kenyan woman to go to World Championships, Rose Tata 
World Champs Silver,
Emmanuel Mutai
World Championship medalist,
Amos Kipruto
NYC/Boston Champion,
Evans Chebet
Olympic Medalist,
Benson Kipruto
1st Advisory Board Member for Shoe4Africa, in 2006, Grete Waitz. 
2nd Advisory
Board Member,
Kathrine Switzer.
3rd Shoe4Africa Advisory Board Member, Kim Alexis 
NYC+Boston Marathon runners-up,
Chris Cheboiboch
Italian Nat. Record Holder,
Eyob Faniel
World Champs multi-medalist,
John Yuda
3x Boston, NYC winner,
Ibrahim Hussein
Paula Radcliffe: 7x World Champion, 3x London & 3x NYC Marathon winner
Donovan Bailey: Olympic & World champion 100m, & 4x 100m relay
Sally Barsosio: 1997 World Champion, 10000m
Matthew Birir: 1992 Olympic Champion 3000m S/C.
Mike Boit: Commonwealth Games Champion, and Olympic Bronze medalist
Tecla Chemabwai: Kenya’s First Ever Female Gold Medal Winner in an International Championship.
Benson Kipruto: Boston 2021, Chicago 2022, and Tokyo 2024 marathon winner.
Eyob Faniel: Italian Marathon Record Holder, NYC Marathon Bronze 2021
Evans Chebet: Boston 2022+2023, & New York City Marathon winner 2022
Amos Kipruto: World Marathon Champs Bronze, London Marathon winner 2022
Robert Cheruiyot: Four time Boston Marathon Champion, and Chicago Champion.
Steve Cram MBE: Former World Record Mile & 1500M, Olympic Medalist.
Diane Dixon: Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist, 400m World Champion
Mo Farah: Double double Olympic 2012/16 Champion, Multi-World Champion 5000 & 10,000m
Janeth Jepkosgei: World Champion & Olympic Silver medalist, 800m
Catherine Ndereba: World Marathon Champ x2, Olympic Silver X2
Mary Keitany: 4x NYC & 3x London Marathon winner, World Champion Half Marathon, former world record holder, marathon.
Ben Jipcho: Olympic medalist, Commonwealth Games Champion, World record holder
Fabiano Joseph: World Champion.
Eliud Kipchoge: Double Olympic Marathon champion, World 5000m Champion. London, Chicago, Tokyo, & Berlin Marathon Champion, world record marathon.
John Kelai: 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
Ezekiel Kemboi: Double Olympic Steeplechase Champion, 3x World Champion.
Betsy Saina: Olympic 10,000m, 5th. Paris Marathon winner.
Hilda Kibet: European XC Champion, Olympian & World Championship performer
Sylvia Kibet: 2008 Olympic Games 3rd, 2009+11 World Championships 2nd: 5000m
Edna Kiplagat: World Champion, Marathon 2011 & 2013, NYC & London winner.
Lornah Kiplagat: World XC & Half Marathon Champion, World record holder.
Wilson Kiprugut: Kenya’s first Olympic medalist (bronze 64, silver 68) 800m
Moses Kiptanui: Three Time World Champion, Former World Record Holder, Olympic Silver Medalist.
Sally Kipyego: Olympic & world championships, silver 10,000m
Paul Chelimo: Olympic Silver and Bronze 5000m & World Bronze 5000m
Haron Lagat: 61:06 Half marathon, World’s team qualifier.
Paul Koech: 1998 World Champion, Half Marathon
Daniel Komen: 1997 World Champion, 5000m and 3000m World Record holder, 2 Consec. sub4 miles
Julius Korir: Olympic Champion, Commonwealth Games Champion, Steeplechase
Nancy Jebet Langat: Olympic Champion 1500m, Double Commonwealth Gold
Abel Kirui: Olympic Marathon Silver, 2 x World Marathon Champion.
Tegla Loroupe: World champion, World record holder, First African lady to hold the marathon record, 2 x NYC winner.
Becky Lyne: National 800m Champion, Great Britain
Nyandika Maiyoro MBE: First Kenyan to run in the Olympic Games 1956 and reach a final (5000m)
Liz McColgan: NYC/London/Tokyo marathon winner; World Champion, track & road
Rosa Mota: Olympic Champion, and bronze, World Champion, 3-time European Champion, Marathon
William Mutwol: Olympic Medalist, Former World Record Holder 5k.
John Ngugi: Olympic Champion, 5x World Cross Country Champion
Samson Ramadhani: Commonwealth Games Marathon Champion.
Cristiano Ronaldo: FIFA World Player of the year. Arguably the greatest ever soccer player of all time.
German Silva: 1994 & 95 New York Marathon Champion
Susan Sirma: Kenya’s First Ever Female World T&F Medalist.
Moses Tanui: Former Triple World Champion, World Record Holder, 100th Boston marathon Winner.
Rose Tata: Kenya’s First Ever World T&F Championships Participant.
Bruce Tulloh: European Marathon Champion
Grete Waitz: 9x NYC marathon winner, 1983 world-champion and 1984 Olympic silver medalist
Douglas Wakiihuri: 1987 World Champion, 1990 Commonwealth Games Champion, and 1988 Olympic Silver medalist
Sammy Wanjiru: Olympic gold medalist Marathon 2008, world record half marathon
Mara Yamauchi: Second fastest British woman over the marathon
John Yuda: Multi World Championship Medalist
Kevin Young: Olympic & World Champion, and world record holder 400m Hurdles
Yuri Foreman: former World Champion WBA boxer
Kenny Young: American Football, Super Bowl LVI winner, LA Rams.
Lou Adolfsen: International Lawyer, extreme help to Shoe4Africa. Learn More
