Sammy Alex Mutahi

Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner

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Born: June 1, 1989
Age in 2026: 37
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1989

About Sammy Alex Mutahi

Sammy Alex Mutahi (born 1 June 1989) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He finished third at the 2009 World Athletics Final. His personal best times are 7:31.41 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Rieti; 13:00.12 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Rome; and 27:12.42 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Tokamachi. He has an indoor 3000 metres personal best of 7:32.02, achieved in Stockholm on 10 February 2010, which ranks Mutahi as #8 all-time.

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The world when Sammy Alex Mutahi was born

Sammy Alex Mutahi was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

#1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
Defining fadGame Boy
Notable inventionGame Boy
World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sammy Alex Mutahi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1989	2026
Gas	$1.02	$3.45/gal
Average home	$93,100	$435,000
Average income	$34,213	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.97	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	246.8M	341 million

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