 Edinah Jebitok in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Edinah Jebitok (born 10 November 2001) is a Kenyan athlete. [1] She competed in the women's 1500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
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