 Lokedi winning the 10,000 m at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 10, 1994 Burnt Forest, Kenya[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Under Armour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle-, long-distance running; Cross country | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kansas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dark Sky Distance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stephen Haas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sharon Lokedi (born March 10, 1994)[2] is a Kenyan middle and long-distance runner. She won the 10,000 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Lokedi has been a 10-time All-American & 12-time Big 12 champion, as of March 2019.[3] In 2022, on her marathon debut, she won the New York City Marathon.[4]
Lokedi was recruited to the University of Kansas (KU) where she has studied nursing and business. She began competing first in collegiate track and cross country in 2015.[5]
- ^ Hardy, Christian S. "From Kenya to Kansas, Sharon Lokedi keeps running". The University Daily Kansan.
...at 14 years old...on Dec. 27, 2007
- ^ "Sharon LOKEDI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Sharon Lokedi, University of Kansas, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2022NYCMupsetwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lagat, Justin (2022-12-13). "No longer an underdog, Lokedi considers next move". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-13.