Joyline Chepkemoi

Joyline Chepkemoi

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance running, Cross Country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 4:13.20 (Ndola, 2023) 3000m: 8:57.02 (Nairobi, 2022) 5000m: 15:44.83 (Nairobi, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Kenya African U20 Championships 2025 Abeokuta 3000m World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Junior team 2026 Tallahassee Senior team

Joyline Chepkemoi (born 7 January 2007) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner. ^[1]

Career

A former student at Kalyet Secondary School, Chepkemoi was a bronze medalist in the U20 team event at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Australia, alongside Faith Cherotich and Pamela Kosgei, placing sixth in the individual race. ^{[2] [3]} Later that year, she won a silver medal at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia in April 2023, finishing runner-up to compatriot Nancy Cherop over 1500 metres. ^[4]

Chepkemoi won the 5000 metres title at the 2024 Federation of East African Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) Games, held in Mbale, Uganda. She retained the title the following year in a time of 15:51.40. ^[5] She won the bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 2025 African U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria. ^[6]

In September 2025, she won the women's U20 race at the Kapsokwony Athletics Kenya Cross Country U20 race. ^[7] In December 2025, she was selected in the Kenyan team for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, placing 22nd overall. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

References

1. "Joyline Chepkemoi". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
2. "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 Jan 2026.
3. "Lemotit-based athletes reveal inspiration after securing Africa U18/20 Championships tickets". Pulse Sports. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
4. "African U18 Championships". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
5. "Joyline Chepkemoi Retains Women's 5,000m Title as FEASSSA Games Heat Up in Kakamega". ebru.co.ke. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
6. "Team Kenya Dominate Day Two of Africa Under 18/20 Champs in Nigeria". All.Africa.com. 18 Jul 2025. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
7. "Kiprop, Njoki, Chepkemoi And Kiprono Top Kapsokwony Athletics Kenya Cross Country". Daily Sport. September 6, 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
8. "Global medallists on Kenyan team for WXC Tallahassee 26". World Athletics. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
9. "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 Jan 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
10. "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.