 Kirwa at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1984 (age 40) Kenya |
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:27.62 (1999) 3000 mS – 10:18.3 (2005) 10 km – 31:57 (2012) Half marathon – 1:08:31 (2014) Marathon – 2:21:17 (2017) |
Medal record | |
Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (born 20 May 1984)[2] is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Having switched countries in 2013, she is the Bahraini record holder with 2:21:17 hours for the distance, set in 2017 at Nagoya Women's Marathon. She was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
At the start of her career, she represented Kenya at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics over 1,500 metres. She changed to road running and reached the top level of the sport in 2012 after moving up to the marathon distance. Her husband, Joshua Kiprugut Kemei, is also a long-distance runner.[3] The couple have a son.[4]
Kirwa was suspended in May 2019 after failing a doping test.[5]
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- ^ Eunice Kirwa Archived 7 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2 October 2014.
- ^ Kenyan couple win Rio half marathon. USA Today (22 August 2010). Retrieved on 2 October 2014.
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