Joyciline Jepkosgei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joyciline Jepkosgei

Kenyan female long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1993

Place of Birth: Kenya

Profession: long-distance runner

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Joyciline Jepkosgei

  • Joyciline Jepkosgei (born 8 December 1993) is a Kenyan female long-distance runner who competes over distances from 10,000 metres to the marathon.
  • She is the current half marathon world record holder in contests with mixed-gender fields with her personal best of 64:51 minutes, and additionally the record holder in the 10 km with 29:43 minutes. She was a bronze medallist over 10,000 m at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016.
  • Jepkosgei ran a pending world record for the half marathon of 1:04:52 at the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon in April 2017, becoming the first woman ever to break 65 minutes.
  • She also unofficially broke the IAAF-ratified records for 10 km, 15 km and 20 km along the way, breaking a total of four world records in a single event.
  • She also became the first Kenyan ever to break six world records in six months.

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