Jackline Maranga Explained

Jackline Maranga (born 16 December 1977, in Nyanturago, Kisii) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, being the only athlete to do so.

She is perhaps best known for winning the 1500 metres gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Together with 10000 metres winner Esther Wanjiru, she became the first Kenyan woman to win Commonwealth Games gold medal.

She is also a world champion in cross-country running as she won the women's short course at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Maranga is married to Tom Nyariki.

Achievements

Representing
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea800mDQ
bgcolor=silver2nd1500m4:08.79
1994Lisbon, Portugal2nd800 metres2:05.05
1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia2nd1500 metres4:08.98
1998Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st1500 metres4:05.27
Dakar, Senegal1st1500 metres4:11.75
IAAF World CupJohannesburg, South Africa2nd1500m4:10.30
1999Belfast, Northern Ireland1stShort race (4.236 km)15:09
Johannesburg, South Africa3rd1500 metres4:19.31
2002Manchester, England4th1500 metres4:08.47
African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st1500 metres4:18.91
2003Abuja, Nigeria2nd1500 metres4:22.69
Monte Carlo, Monaco2nd1500 metres4:01.48

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