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| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | long-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:21.42 (Nairobi, 2025) 3000m: 9:06.98 (Nairobi, 2025) 5000m: 15:24.30 (Nairobi, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Cynthia Chepkirui (born 4 September 2008) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross county runner. [1]
From Nairobi, [2] she trained at the Lemotit Training Camp under coach Paul Kemei. [3] In December 2024, she won the 2024 Chepsaita cross country under-20 race. [4]
In February 2025, Chepkirui was the winner of the 4th edition of the Sirikwa Classic U20 Cross Country championships in Eldoret. [5] She placed fourth over 5000 metres at the 2025 Kip Keino Classic in 15:24.30. [6] In June 2025, Chepkirui won the 5000 metres in 15:37.83 at the Athletics Kenya age-group national trials in Nakuru County ahead of the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) championships in Nigeria. [3] [7] At the African U18 Championships the following month, she won the 3000 metres gold medal in 9:26.35. [8]
She won the under-20 6km women's race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in Eldoret on 25 October 2025. [9] [10] She was subsequently selected to represent Kenya at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in the United States. [11] On 8 November, she won the women's 6km race at the Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour, finishing ahead of compatriot Sheila Jebet. [12] [13]
