Francisca Chepkurui, Date of Birth

    

Francisca Chepkurui

Kenyan sprinter

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1963

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Francisca Chepkurui

  • Francisca Chepkurui, HSC (born 11 September 1963) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner.
  • She won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.
  • Later in those games she anchored Kenya to a silver medal in set the 4 × 400 metres relay, setting a still-standing Kenyan record of 3:28.94.Later in the 1987 season, Chepkurui competed in the second-ever World Championships in Athletics in both the 400 m and the 4 x 400 m.
  • She did not advance to the finals in either event. In 1988, Chepkurui moved up to the 800 metres, culminating in August with a 1:58.1 hand-timed personal best which at the time was a Kenyan record and African record.
  • Her national record stood until 2007.
  • She was viewed as a gold medal favorite for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but she was withdrawn from competition before the Games started.
  • The IAAF does not list any results for Chepkurui past 1988.

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