 Jepkosgei at the 2017 Prague Half Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1993 Rift Valley Province, Kenya |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Long-distance running |
Medal record | |
Joyciline Jepkosgei (born 8 December 1993)[1] is a Kenyan female long-distance runner who competes over distances from 10,000 metres to the marathon. She is the former half marathon world record holder in contests with mixed-gender fields with her personal best of 64:51 minutes, and additionally the former world record holder in the 10 km with 29:43 minutes.[a][2] She was a bronze medallist over 10,000 m at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016. Jepkosgei ran a world record for the half marathon of 1:04:52 at the Prague Half Marathon in April 2017, becoming the first woman ever to break 65 minutes. She also unofficially broke the IAAF-ratified records for 10 km, 15 km and 20 km along the way, breaking a total of four world records in a single event.[3] She became the first Kenyan ever to break six world records in six months.[4]
- ^ "Joyciline JEPKOSGEI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (1 April 2017). "Jepkosgei breaks four world records at Prague Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Inside look: Joyciline Jepkosgei's training ahead of half marathon world record finish". Sports Illustrated. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Kelsall, Christopher (14 February 2019). "World record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei runs marathon debut in Hamburg". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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