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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1999 Migori County, Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:59.27 (Nairobi, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lilian Odira (born 18 April 1999) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. In 2024, she became Kenyan national champion over 800 metres. [1]
She is from Migori County. She returned to racing in 2024 after giving birth. [2] [3] She runs for the Kenyan Prisons services and is coached by Jacinta Murigura. [4]
She competed at the 2024 African Games in Accra in March 2024, and ran 2:00.81 to finish fourth in the women’s 800m. [5] [6]
In May 2024, she became Kenyan national champion over 800 metres in Nairobi, running a time of 2:02.21. [7] [8]
She won the Kenyan Olympic qualifier in June 2024, ahead of Mary Moraa in a time of 1:59.27. [9] This time also met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [10] She won silver at the African Championships in Doula, Cameroon in June 2024, running a time of 2:00.36. [11] [12]
She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, reaching the semi-finals. [13] [14]
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