Sheila Chepkirui

Sheila Chepkirui

Chepkirui at the 2024 London Marathon
Personal information
Full name	Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Middle-, Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 m: 4:12.29 (Marrakesh 2005) 3000 m: 8:45.94 (Somerville 2017) 5000 m: 14:54.05 (London 2017) 10,000 m: 30:45.81 (Stockholm 2021) Road 10 km: 29:46 (Valencia 2020) Half marathon: 1:04:36 (Ras Al Khaimah 2022) Marathon: 2:17:29 (Valencia 2022)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Kenya World Marathon Majors 2024 New York Marathon Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 10,000 m African Championships 2016 Durban 5000 m World Youth Championships 2005 Marrakech 1500 m 2007 Ostrava 1500 m African Cross Country Championships 2016 Yaoundé Senior race

Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich (born 27 December 1990) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner who competed earlier mainly in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres. She won the 2024 New York City Marathon and the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Chepkirui was the 5000 m 2016 African champion, setting the championship record.

As of September 2022, she placed fourth in the 10 km road race on the world all-time list.