 Gitahi in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1993 |
| Employer | Kenya Defence Forces |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Steeplechase 3000m and 5000m |
Mercy Wanjiru Gitahi (born 28 March 1993) is a Kenyan athlete. She specialises in the steeplechase.
In June 2019, Gitahi won the Kenyan Athletics Championships Track and Field Weekend Meet's 3000m steeplechase, with a time of 9:30.3, and the 5000m steeplechase, with a time of 15:50.9. [1] At the 2019 African Games in Rabat, she won the silver medal for the women's 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:37.53. [2] [1] [3] Also in 2019, she came second in the 5000m steeplechase at the Guldensporenmeeting in Kortrijk, Belgium. [1]
Gitahi is a member of the Kenya Defence Forces, based at Lanet Barracks. [4] [5] She has participated in the Kenya Defence Forces Championships, winning the 3000m event. [4] [6] She finished fourth at the 2019 CISM Military World Games race in Wuhan, China, with a time of 9:39.58 minutes. [1]
In 2020, Gitahi won both 3000m steeplechase and 5,000m steeplechase races at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in Kasarani, with times of 10:02.8 and 15.59.8 respectively. [1] [7]
In May 2024, Gitahi won the Kenyan Athletics Championships 3000m steeplechase, with a time of 9:45.08, and the 5000m steeplechase, with a time of 15:36.20. [1] In June 2024, she finished sixth at the African Athletics Championships in Douala, with a time of 9:52.75. [1] [8] She also participated in trials for the Kenyan team's 3000m steeplechase event entry at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, [9] coming sixth with a time of 9:57.37. [1]
