Hellen Kimaiyo

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Hellen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei (born September 8, 1968 in Moiben) is a retired runner from Kenya.

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She won many continental competitions. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics aged less than 16 [1] and at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She is also a multiple Kenyan champion. [2]

In addition, she was a successful road runner. She won the Peachtree Road Race three times a row (1996–1998) [1] and Dam tot Damloop four times a row (1992–1995). [3] Kimaiyo won Zevenheuvelenloop in 1995. She won in 1994. [4]

She held the African records for 1500 and 3000 metres. [5]

Kimaiyo went to the Singore Girls Secondary School in Iten. She is married to Charles Kipkorir, who is also a former Kenyan runner. Soon after the 1984 Olympics she became pregnant and gave birth to her first child. She had a second child following her 1990 pregnancy. [6]

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt1st3000 m
3rd1500 m
1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya2nd3000 m
1989 African Championships Lagos, Nigeria1st3000 m
2nd1500 m
1992 World Cross Country Championships Boston, United States11thLong race
1stTeam race
Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain9th10,000 m
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain12thLong race
1stTeam race
1994 World Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary12thLong race
3rdTeam race

See also

References

  1. 1 2 NYC Marathon: Women to Watch Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ gbrathletics.com Kenyan Championships
  3. ↑ Dam tot Damloop Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Palmares de 1.994". www.mintxeta.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ↑ NY times, August 19, 1991: TRACK AND FIELD; Kenyans on Informal Path to Success
  6. ↑ NY Times, July 1, 1992: OLYMPICS: BARCELONA PROFILE; African Women Reach Starting Line
Sporting positions
Preceded by Zevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15km)
1995		Succeeded by
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