Loice Chemnung

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Loice Chemnung
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
BornLoice Chemnung
(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 28)
Kenya
Occupation Long-distance runner
Years active2014–present
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
 Marathon, Half marathon, 10 km, 10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 10,000 metres

Loice Chemnung (born 22 February 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in both road and track events. She is the 2025 Kenyan 10,000 m national champion and a former African Games bronze medallist. [1] [2] She has recorded world-class times across the 10 km, half marathon, and marathon distances. [3]

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Career

Chemnung first gained recognition in 2014 after finishing fifth in the 5000 m at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [4] The following year, she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the African Games in Brazzaville. [4]

After transitioning to road racing, she became one of Kenya’s emerging distance specialists. In 2024, she ran 29:57 at the Paderborn 10 km and later that year claimed victory at the tRUNsylvania 10K in Brașov. [5] In March 2025, she won the Málaga Half Marathon in 1:05:46, one of the fastest half marathon times by a Kenyan woman that season. [4]

At the national level, Chemnung captured the 10,000 m title at the 2025 Athletics Kenya Championships, winning in rainy conditions in 31:39.09. [1] Earlier that year, she expressed her goal of representing Kenya at the World Championships in Tokyo. [2]

Chemnung made her marathon debut at the 2025 Chicago Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label event, finishing fourth in 2:18:23 — the fastest debut by a Kenyan woman that year. [3]

Achievements

YearRacePlacePositionTime
2014 World U20 Championships Eugene 5th (5000 m)15:47.33 [4]
2015 African Games Brazzaville 3rd (10,000 m)32:52.51 [4]
2024tRUNsylvania 10K Brașov 1st (10 km)30:13 [5]
2025Athletics Kenya National Championships Nairobi 1st (10,000 m)31:39.09 [1]
Málaga Half Marathon Málaga 1st (Half marathon)1:05:46 [4]
Chicago Marathon Chicago 4th (Marathon)2:18:23 [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chemnung bags 10,000m national title in rain-soaked showdown". Standard Media. June 27, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Chemnung keen to represent Kenya at Tokyo World Championships". Athletics Kenya. January 20, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Feysa and Kiplimo claim Chicago Marathon crowns". World Athletics. October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Loice Chemnung". World Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Kenyans triumph at tRUNsylvania 10K – Brașov Running Festival 2024". Athletics Africa. September 22, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
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