Hellen Obiri

Hellen Onsando Obiri

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 Kisii, Kenya
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Track and field
Event	Middle distance running
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m World Championships 2013 Moscow 1500 m World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 3000 m 2014 Sopot 3000 m African Championships 2014 Marrakech 1500 m]]

Hellen Onsando Obiri (born 13 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, silver medalist from the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m event. She won 3000 metres distance at 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Obiri was 11th in 1500 m at 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kenya
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	11th	1500 m	4:20.23
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	3000 m	8:37.16
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th	1500 m	4:16.57
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	1500 m	4:03.86
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	2nd	3000 m	8:57.72
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	4 × 1500 m relay	16:33.58
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	1500 m	4:10.84
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	1500 m	4:09.53
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	5000 m	14:29.77

External links

• IAAF profile