Jackline Chepngeno Explained

Jackline Chepngeno
Nationality:Kenyan
Birth Date:16 January 1993
Birth Place:Kenya
Sport:Track and field
Event:3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10000 metres, Cross country running

Jackline Chepngeno (born 16 January 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

Career

Chepngeno won the Under-20 bronze medal at the 2009 World Cross-Country Championships over a 6 km course, with Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia claiming the gold and Mercy Cherono of Kenya taking silver.[1]

Having been out of competition for five years due to two serious leg injuries, Chepngeno finished second behind Joyce Chepkirui in the 10,000m at the Kenyan national championships in July 2015, with a time of 32.08.18.[2]

In 2016 she won the women's section of the Nandi Tea Half Marathon, having been in fourth place at 6 km before taking the lead from 7 km and maintaining the lead position until the end.[3] A few months later she took silver in the 10,000m at the Africa Senior Championships in South Africa with a time of 31:27:73.[4]

Medal performances

Source: World Athletics[5]

MedalChampionshipsEventTimeVenueDate
align=center bgcolor=cc9966Bronze 20:27 Golf Club Al Bisharat, Amman (JOR) 28 March 2009
align=center bgcolor=silverSilver9:05.93 Bressanone (ITA) 8 July 2009
align=center bgcolor=silverSilver 31:27.73 Durban (RSA) 25 June 2016

Notes and References

  1. News: Phillips . Luke . 28 March 2009 . Athletics: Ethiopia, Kenya share spoils at world cross . Agence France-Presse . NewsBank. Retrieved 4 February 2020. .
  2. News: . 10 July 2015 . Athletics: Kiprop looks to Monaco run to boost world title hopes . Agence France-Presse . NewsBank. Retrieved 4 February 2020. .
  3. News: . 21 March 2016 . Kiptum, Chepng'eno prosper . The Star . Amman, Jordan . NewsBank. Retrieved 4 February 2020..
  4. News: . 27 June 2016 . Nyirarukundo qualifies for Rio Olympic Games . The New Times . Kigali, Rwanda . NewsBank. Retrieved 4 February 2020..
  5. Web site: Jackline CHEPNGENO . worldathletics.org . World Athletics. 4 February 2020.