Pamela Kosgei

Pamela Kosgei

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(2004-07-05) 5 July 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000m Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000m: 16:20.86 (Nairobi, 2022) 10,000m: 31:17.82 (Eugene, 2025) 3000m Steeplechase: 9:28.88 (Oregon, 2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Kenya World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Junior team 2023 Bathurst Junior race African U20 Championships 2023 Ndola 3000m st.

Pamela Kosgei (born 5 July 2004) is a Kenyan track and field and cross-country athlete. In 2023, she became the Africa Under-20 champion, and the Kenyan senior national champion, at the 3000m Steeplechase. She committed to compete for the University of New Mexico at the NCAA level, starting with the 2024 Cross Country season and won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. ^[1]

Career

2022

In 2022 she became the Kenyan U18 champion at the 3000m steeplechase. She represented her country at the World Under 20 Athletics Championships held in Cali, Colombia and finished in fifth place in the 3000m steeplechase race. ^[2] She won the 5000m race at the East Africa School Games in Arusha, Tanzania on September 20, 2022. She won her first ever European race at the Cardiff Cross Challenge, held in Cardiff, Wales on 15 October 2022. ^[3]

2023

On 18 February 2023 Kosgei won bronze at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the U20 women's race, finishing behind Ethiopians Medina Eisa and Senayet Getachew. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In 2023, she became the Africa Under-20 3000m Steeplechase champion. On 24 June 2023, she also won the Athletics Kenya National Championships at that distance. ^[7]

2024

In 2024, she moved to the U.S. and began taking summer classes at University of New Mexico with the intention of competing for the Lobos in Cross Country in the Fall of 2024. In a New Mexico uniform, she ran a new personal best of 9:28.88 at the Portland Track Festival, taking second place to Allie Ostrander. ^[8] In October 2024, she broke the course record set by Parker Valby to win the 2024 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison. ^[9] In November 2024, she was runner up to compatriot Doris Lemngole at the NCAA Cross Country Championship in Verona, Wisconsin. ^[10]

2025

She ran 31:17.82 to set a new 10,000 metres meeting record at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

She was named in the Kenyan team for the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. ^[14]

Personal life

She is from Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya. ^[15] Kosgei is the sister of Olympic silver medalist and world record holder Brigid Kosgei. ^[16] She has described her sister as her inspiration. ^[17]

References

1. "Pamela Kosgei". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. Onyatta, Omondi (April 9, 2023). "ATHLETICS Like Sister, Like Sister: Pamela Kosgei Eyes More Medals, Just Like World Marathon Record Holder Brigid". Capitalfm.Co.Ke. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
3. Mutuiri, Brian (16 October 2022). "Pamela Kosgei Wins the Cardiff Cross Challenge". Kenya.Co.Ke. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
4. "Getachew grabs surprise U20 women's gold in Bathurst". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
5. "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
6. Onyatta, Omondi (22 February 2023). "How Marathon Record Holder Brigid Kosgei Has Helped Baby Sister Pamela Become Rising Athletics Star". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
7. Wafula, Abigael (27 June 2023). "Pamela Kosgei out to inherit record breaking prowess from elder sister Brigid". pulsesports. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
8. "Portland Track Festival - High Performance". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
9. "Habtom Samuel, Pamela Kosgei Star In Upset-Filled Pre-Nationals". flotrack. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
10. Johnson, Robert; Johnson, Weldon; Gault, Jonathan (November 23, 2024). "BYU Women Earn Redemption, Alabama's Doris Lemngole Wins Individual Title at 2024 NCAA Counry Championships". Lets Run. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
11. "NCAA Women's DI Track and Field Championships 2025 Results & Scores". Flotrack. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
12. "Georgia women take the team lead at the outdoor track and field championships". abcnews. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
13. "Nathaniel, Makarawu and Mullings shine at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
14. Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
15. Willman, Howard (June 25, 2025). "The Bowerman: 2025 Women's Semifinalists". Runnerspace. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
16. Henderson, Jason (February 18, 2023). "Senayet Getachew sprints to under-20 women's world cross title". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
17. Kipkorir, Tony. "It Runs in the Family: Pamela Eager To Emulate Brigid Kosgei's Success". Team Kenya. Retrieved 5 July 2023.