Rose Chelimo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Rose Chelimo

Kenyan athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1989

Place of Birth: Kenya

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kenya, Bahrain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Rose Chelimo

  • Rose Chelimo (born 12 July 1989) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner who competes in road running events up to the marathon distance.
  • She is the 2017 IAAF world champion.
  • She represented Bahrain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing eighth in the women's marathon.Chelimo started competing in professional European road races in 2010.
  • In France that year she was runner-up at the Paris-Versailles and won the 20K de Paris and Grand Nancy Half Marathon.
  • The following year she won the Lac d'Annecy Half Marathon.
  • A career breakthrough of 69:45 minutes for the half marathon came in a runner-up finish in Lille.
  • She also won the Auray-Vannes Half Marathon and was top three at the Paris 20K and Reims Half Marathon.In 2012, she began competing a higher profile races, but did not place as highly, though she was second at the Zwolle Half Marathon.
  • She missed the 2013 season but returned in mid-2014 with a string of victories, including the Alsterlauf, Bredase Singelloop (in a best of 68:40 minutes) and the Paris 20K.
  • She continued this into 2015 by winning the Adana Half Marathon, San Blas Half Marathon and the Lisbon Half Marathon, winning the latter in a new best of 68:22 minutes.
  • After a win at the Ceské Budejovice Half Marathon, she gained Bahraini citizenship and began competing for that country.Chelimo started 2016 with two personal bests.
  • She ran 68:08 minutes for eighth at the RAK Half Marathon, then won her debut race at the Seoul International Marathon, crossing the line in 2:24:14 hours.
  • She performed well on her Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games with an eighth-place finish in 2:27:36 hours, while her teammate Eunice Kirwa took the silver.

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