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Priscah Jeptoo
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Nandi, Kenya
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight108 lb (49 kg)
Sport
CountryKenya Kenya
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Half marathon: 1:06:11
  • Marathon: 2:20:14
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu Marathon
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Marathon

Priscah Jeptoo (born 26 June 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She has won marathons in Paris and Turin and has a best time of 2:20:14 for the distance. She was the runner-up in the marathon at both the World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and the 2012 London Olympics. She ranks third all-time over the half marathon distance with her best of 66 minutes and 11 seconds.

Biography

She began competing at top level competitions in 2008 and made the top ten women at the Saint Silvester Road Race that year.[1] Her 2009 began with two wins in Portugal, at the Douro-Tal Half Marathon and then the Corrida Festas Cidade do Porto 15K race.[2] These preceded a course record-breaking run at the Porto Marathon in November, as she recorded a time of 2:30:40 hours for her debut effort.[3] At the start of the following year she took second place at the Padua Marathon.[4] Jeptoo showed marked improvement at the Turin Marathon in November, at which she outran Fate Tola to win the race in a new best time of 2:27:02 hours.[5]

She returned to Kenya in 2011 and came second at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country behind Priscah Jepleting.[6] She won the Goyang Joongang Half Marathon in March, setting a new personal best of 1:10:26 hours for the distance.[7] Jeptoo had a significant breakthrough at the 2011 Paris Marathon: although she did not expect to win, she successfully held off challenges from Agnes Kiprop and Koren Yal to be the first woman across the line, recording a time of 2:22:55 hours. This knocked off more than four minutes from her previous best and was the second fastest run ever recorded on the course.[8]

She won the silver medal in the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, finishing in 2:29:00 and placing second behind countrywoman Edna Kiplagat. Jeptoo was part of a Kenyan sweep of the medals, with Sharon Cherop taking the bronze, making it the first time that a country had taken all the medals in the World Championships marathon.[9] She turned to cross country in November 2011 and came third at the Cross de Atapuerca race then won the Cross de Soria.[10][11] She ran a new course record at the New Year's Eve Saint Silvester Road Race, beating Wude Ayalew to win the event.[12]

At the start of 2012 she finished second to Joice Chepkurui at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country.[13] She ran a personal best of 2:20:14 at the 2012 London Marathon, taking third place. This performance gained her a place on the Kenyan Olympic team and she went on to take the silver medal in the Olympic marathon. Her time of 2:23:12 was faster than the previous Olympic record, but five seconds behind the winner Tiki Gelana.[14] After the Olympics she won the Portugal Half Marathon and the end-of-year São Silvestre De Luanda races.[15]

She moved up to third on the half marathon all-time lists with a time of 66:11 minutes at the RAK Half Marathon in February 2013, although the exceptionally fast race saw her finish second behind Lucy Kabuu.[16]

References

  1. ^ Biscayart, Eduard (2009-01-01). Kwambai and Yimer win São Silvestre road race in Sao Paulo. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  2. ^ Evento: 10ª EDP GÁS - Corrida Festas Cidade do Porto. Run Porto (2009-06-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  3. ^ 8 NOVEMBER 2009: PORTO MARATHON, PORTUGAL. AIMS. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  4. ^ Jeptoo Prisca. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  5. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  6. ^ Macharia, David (2011-01-24). Jepleting and Kipsang take Discovery Kenya XC titles in Eldoret. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  7. ^ Jeptoo, Priscah. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  8. ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10). Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
  9. ^ Johnson, Len (2011-08-27). Women's Marathon - Kiplagat leads historical sweep for Kenya. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
  10. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-11-13). Merga and Masai confirm supremacy in Atapuerca as IAAF Cross Country Permit season kicks off. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-15.
  11. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-11-20). Chepkok and Jeptoo unopposed at Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-20.
  12. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-01-01). T. Bekele and Jeptoo beat the Sao Paulo New Year’s Eve rain. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  13. ^ Macharia, David (2012-01-22). W. Kiprop takes down G. Mutai in Eldoret XC. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-01.
  14. ^ London 2012 - Event Report - Women's Marathon. IAAF (2012-08-05). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  15. ^ Lel and Jeptoo beat the heat in Lisbon - REPORT. IAAF (2012-09-30). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  16. ^ Kabuu and Kipsang triumph in high-quality races at Ras al-Khaimah Half. IAAF (2013-02-15). Retrieved on 2013-03-02.

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