Iness Chepkesis Chenonge

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Iness Chepkesis Chenonge (born 1 February 1982 in Trans-Nzoia District) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. She was the bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, forming a Kenyan sweep of the medals with Vivian Cheruiyot and Sylvia Kibet. [1]

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Chenonge was the 2008 winner of the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale road race. She set a personal best of 1:09:08 for the half marathon in March 2011, taking fifth place at the Lisbon Half Marathon. [2]

Major championship record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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2002 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia3rd5000 m
World Half Marathon Championships Brussels, Belgium20thHalf Marathon
2003 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco9th5000 m
2004 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco7th5000 m
2005 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco4th5000 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia6th5000 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany3rd3000 m
2009 World Cross Country Championships Amman, Jordan10thLong race
World Championships Berlin, Germany6th 5000m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece4th3000 m
7th5000 m
2010 Continental Cup Split, Croatia5th3000 m
Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India3rd 5000 m

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (13 October 2010). Women’s relay team crowns Indian glory – Commonwealth Games, Day Seven. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
  2. ↑ Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (20 March 2011). Tadese blazes 58:30 in Lisbon, second fastest Half Marathon ever. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
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