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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'4"
Age
39
Hometown
Eugene, OR
Education
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Quick Facts
- Married Kevin Chelimo in 2008
- Became a U.S. citizen in 2017
- Represented Kenya at the London Games
- Mother to Emma and Jerop
- First Kenyan to capture an NCAA cross country individual championship and the first female in Division I history to capture three consecutive NCAA cross country titles
- Grows her own food when in Kenya
- Speaks Swahili
- Hobbies include reading and cooking
Olympic Experience
- Two-time Olympian (2012, 2020); one-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 17th (marathon)
- Olympic Games London 2012, silver (10,000-meter); 4th (5,000-meter)
World Championship Experience
- Most Recent: 2015 – 5th (10,000-meter)
- Years of Participation: Outdoor – 2011, 2015 (both representing Kenya)
- Medals: 1 (1 silver)
- Silver – 2011 (10,000-meter)
