| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 2006 Melbourne | Marathon |
Hellen Cherono Koskei (born 22 February 1984) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner. She won a silver medal in the marathon event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [1] [2] [3]
Kenya is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising 102 sportspersons and xx officials.
Kerryn McCann was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Abraham Cherono is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross-country running.
Sammy Koskei is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Christopher Koskei is a Kenyan runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He became known when he, running barefoot, won the silver medal at 1995 World Championships. After that performance, he was not able to improve his PB, having problems in his training in 1996 and 1997. In 1998 he ran only 8:48 minutes, and decided to stop running.
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the silver medallist in the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics in both 2009 and 2011. She also won medals over the distance at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, the 2007 All-Africa Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Kimutai is a Name of Kalenjin origin. It's indicates that the bearer is a boy and was born near dawn ("Mutai"). It is closely related to "Kipkoech", " Kiplimo", "Kipkorir" and "Kipyego". Its Feminine equivalent is Chemutai among the Marakwet, Keiyo, Sabaot and Kipsigis and Jemutai among the Nandi
Mercy Cherono Koech is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
Viola Jelagat Kibiwot is a runner from Kenya who specialises in the 1500 metres.
Hellen Onsando Obiri is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country. Obiri is a two-time Olympic 5,000 metres silver medallist from the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she also placed fourth over the 10,000 metres. She is a two-time world champion after winning the 5,000 m in 2017 and again in 2019, when she set a new championship record. Obiri also took world bronze for the 1,500 metres in 2013 and silver in the 10,000 m in 2022. She won the 3,000 metres race at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, claimed silver in 2014, and placed fourth in 2018. She is the 2019 World Cross Country champion. Obiri triumphed in the 2023 Boston Marathon, her second marathon race. She places fifth in the half marathon on the world all-time list.
Cherono Koech is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. She was born in Kericho. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metres.
Janet Kisa is a Kenyan professional middle- and long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events.
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–19 August at the Olympic Stadium.
William Koskei was a Kenyan track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay.
The 2019 Boston Marathon was the 123rd running of the annual marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts. It took place on April 15, 2019. The elite men's race came down to a sprint finish, which Lawrence Cherono won in 2:07:57. The elite women's race was won by Worknesh Degefa, who took an early lead and built up a large gap between herself and the other runners, in 2:23:31. The men's and women's wheelchair races were won by Daniel Romanchuk in 1:21:36 and Manuela Schär in 1:34:19, respectively.
The men's marathon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics started at 07:00 on 8 August 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. 106 athletes from 46 nations competed. The previous Olympic champion, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, successfully defended his title, with Dutch and Belgian athletes Abdi Nageeye and Bashir Abdi gaining silver and bronze, respectively. Kipchoge was the third man to repeat as Olympic marathon champion, after Abebe Bikila and Waldemar Cierpinski. The Netherlands and Belgium earned their first men's marathon medals since 1980 and 1976, respectively.
Lawrence Cherono is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is currently the 8th fastest marathon performer of all time with his 2:03:04 clocking at the 2020 Valencia Marathon. Cherono is a past winner of both the Boston and Chicago marathons.
The 2019 Berlin Marathon was a marathon race held on 29 September 2019 in Berlin, Germany. It was the 46th edition of the annual Berlin Marathon. The marathon distance is just over 26 miles (42 km) in length and the course is run around the city and starts and finishes in the Tiergarten. The elite men's race was won by Kenenisa Bekele in 2:01:41, two seconds slower than the world record set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2018. The elite women's race was won by Ashete Bekere following a sprint finish in 2:20:14. The wheelchair men's and women's races were won by Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär in 1:28:09 and 1:38:07, respectively.
Eva Cherono is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. Cherono represented Kenya at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was a team silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2019. She has a personal best of 14:40.25 minutes for the 5000 metres.
Hellen Wawira Kariuki is a Kenyan para powerlifter. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she came 4th in the lightweight event. She won a bronze medal in the lightweight event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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