Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Explained

Birth Date:	1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kapsowar, Marakwet District, Kenya^[1]
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	400m Hurdles, 400m

Maureen Jelagat Maiyo (28 May 1985 in Kapsowar) is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as 2013 and 2015 World Championships.

International competitions

Representing
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	10th (h)	100 m hurdles	15.02
			3rd	400 m hurdles	56.74
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.12
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	8th (h)	400 m hurdles	59.16^1
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.96
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	4th	400 m hurdles	57.49
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	6th	400 m hurdles	56.79
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.06
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	40th (h)	400 m hurdles	62.16
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	400 m	DQ
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	400 m	52.97
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	400 m	52.96
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.26
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (sf)	400 m	51.92
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m hurdles	56.12
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.21
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	39th (h)	400 m hurdles	57.97
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	13th (h)	400 m hurdles	57.66
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	4th	400 m hurdles	57.27
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.45

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 51.40 (Beijing 2015)
• 400 metres hurdles – 56.65 (Nairobi 2011)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184216/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/maureen-jelagat-maiyo-1.html Sports-Reference profile