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'''Mary Chemweno Koskei''' is a former [[Kenya]]n [[middle distance runner]] who specialised in [[400 m]], [[800 m]] and [[1500 m]] events. She won the gold medal in the inaugural [[1979 African Championships in Athletics|1979 African Championships]] in 800 metres, and another gold medal six years later in 1500 metres at the [[1985 African Championships in Athletics|1985 edition]]. She is also a three-time Kenyan national champion, having won both the 400 and 800 metres events in 1981 as well as the 800 m event again in 1986.<ref name="gbrath">{{cite web|title=Kenyan Championships|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ken.htm|website=GBR Athletics|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> Mid-career, in the early 1980s, she married long-distance runner [[Kipsubai Koskei]].<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|title=Kenyan runners on track for love and marriage|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/928312/kenyan-runners-on-track-for-love-and-marriage|accessdate=30 August 2016|work=Dawn.com|date=16 March 2010}}</ref> |
'''Mary Chemweno Koskei''' (2 February 1959) is a former [[Kenya]]n [[middle distance runner]] who specialised in [[400 m]], [[800 m]] and [[1500 m]] events. She won the gold medal in the inaugural [[1979 African Championships in Athletics|1979 African Championships]] in 800 metres, and another gold medal six years later in 1500 metres at the [[1985 African Championships in Athletics|1985 edition]]. She is also a three-time Kenyan national champion, having won both the 400 and 800 metres events in 1981 as well as the 800 m event again in 1986.<ref name="gbrath">{{cite web|title=Kenyan Championships|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ken.htm|website=GBR Athletics|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> Mid-career, in the early 1980s, she married long-distance runner [[Kipsubai Koskei]].<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|title=Kenyan runners on track for love and marriage|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/928312/kenyan-runners-on-track-for-love-and-marriage|accessdate=30 August 2016|work=Dawn.com|date=16 March 2010}}</ref> |
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==Achievements== |
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[[Category:1959 births]] |
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[[Category:Kenyan female middle-distance runners]] |
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[[Category:African Games bronze medalists for Kenya]] |
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games]] |
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| Born | 2 February 1959 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||
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Mary Chemweno Koskei (2 February 1959) is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who specialised in 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m events. She won the gold medal in the inaugural 1979 African Championships in 800 metres, and another gold medal six years later in 1500 metres at the 1985 edition. She is also a three-time Kenyan national champion, having won both the 400 and 800 metres events in 1981 as well as the 800 m event again in 1986.[1] Mid-career, in the early 1980s, she married long-distance runner Kipsubai Koskei.[2]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.4 |
| 3rd | 400 m | 55.41 | |||
| 1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 1500 m | 4:17.90 |
| 2nd | 800 m | 2:04.58 | |||
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | 800 m | 2:04.34 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Kenyan Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Kenyan runners on track for love and marriage". Dawn.com. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
