Iness Chepkesis Chenonge Explained

Iness Chepkesis Chenonge (born 1 February 1982 in Trans-Nzoia District) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. She was the bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, forming a Kenyan sweep of the medals with Vivian Cheruiyot and Sylvia Kibet.^[1]

Chenonge was the 2008 winner of the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale road race. She set a personal best of 1:09:08 for the half marathon in March 2011, taking fifth place at the Lisbon Half Marathon.^[2]

Major championship record

Representing
2002		Melbourne, Australia	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m
		Brussels, Belgium	20th	Half Marathon
2003		Monte Carlo, Monaco	9th	5000 m
2004		Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	5000 m
2005		Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	5000 m
2006		Melbourne, Australia	6th	5000 m
		Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	3000 m
2009	World Cross Country Championships	Amman, Jordan	10th	Long race
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	5000m
		Thessaloniki, Greece	4th	3000 m
			7th	5000 m
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	5th	3000 m
	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	3rd	5000 m

Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 4:08.61 (2009)
• 3000 metres - 8:39.29 min (2006)
• 5000 metres - 14:39.19 min (2010)
• Half marathon - 1:09:08 hrs (2011)

External links

• • Iness Chenonge at demadonna.com

Notes and References

1. Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-13). Women’s relay team crowns Indian glory - Commonwealth Games, Day Seven. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
2. Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-03-20). Tadese blazes 58:30 in Lisbon, second fastest Half Marathon ever. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.