Joyciline Jepkosgei

Joyciline Jepkosgei
Jepkosgei at the 2017 Prague Half Marathon
Personal information
Born (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 30)
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Valencia Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Valencia Team
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Durban 10,000 m
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2019 New York Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2021 London Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2022 London Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2024 London Marathon

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]

  1. ^ "Joyciline JEPKOSGEI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (1 April 2017). "Jepkosgei breaks four world records at Prague Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Inside look: Joyciline Jepkosgei's training ahead of half marathon world record finish". Sports Illustrated. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ^ 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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