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'''Selina Chirchir''' (born August 28, 1968) is a retired [[Kenya]]n middle-distance runner and a marathoner. She competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] while still a schoolgirl at the [[Sing'ore Girls' Secondary School]] in [[Iten]].
{{Short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner and marathoner}}
'''Selina Chirchir''' (born August 28, 1968) is a retired [[Kenya]]n middle-distance and marathon runner. She competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] while still a schoolgirl at the [[Sing'ore Girls' Secondary School]] in [[Iten]].


She won women's [[800 metres]] at the [[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics]] and finished second in 1500 metres.<ref>gbrathletics: [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wj.htm IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS]</ref> The next year she won two gold medals (800 and [[1500 metres]]) at the [[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|1987 All-Africa Games]], held in [[Nairobi]], Kenya. At the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987 World Championships]] she failed to make the final. At the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] she represented Kenya at marathon, but did not finish. Her marathon record, 2:32:36, was run at the [[Houston Marathon]] in January, 1996.
She won women's [[800 metres]] at the [[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics]] and finished second in 1500 metres.<ref>gbrathletics: [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wj.htm IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS]</ref> The next year she won two gold medals (800 and [[1500 metres]]) at the [[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|1987 All-Africa Games]], held in [[Nairobi]], Kenya. At the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987 World Championships]] she failed to make the final. At the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] she represented Kenya at marathon, but did not finish. Her marathon record, 2:32:36, was run at the [[Houston Marathon]] in January, 1996.


In 1998, she won the [[San Francisco Marathon]].<ref>PRNewswire, July 12, 1998: [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-12-1998/0000705006&EDATE= Frenchman Captures Victory at the Providian San Francisco Marathon; Kenyan Dominates the Women's Field]</ref> She was still active in 2000, when she won the Trinidad and Tobago Marathon.<ref>[http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Sport/sport_T&TMarathonWinners.htm CLICO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO INTERNATIONAL MARATHON WINNERS (1983-2003)]</ref>
In 1998, she won the [[San Francisco Marathon]].<ref>PRNewswire, July 12, 1998: [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-12-1998/0000705006&EDATE= Frenchman Captures Victory at the Providian San Francisco Marathon; Kenyan Dominates the Women's Field] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517070202/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F07-12-1998%2F0000705006&EDATE= |date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> She was still active in 2000 when she won the Trinidad and Tobago Marathon.<ref>[http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Sport/sport_T&TMarathonWinners.htm CLICO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO INTERNATIONAL MARATHON WINNERS (1983-2003)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612220017/http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Sport/sport_T%26TMarathonWinners.htm |date=2007-06-12 }}</ref>


==International competitions==
==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|rowspan=2|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Athens]], Greece
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800m
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:01.40]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500m
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:15.59]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1987
|rowspan=2|1987
|rowspan=2|[[1987 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[1987 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nairobi, Kenya]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nairobi]], Kenya
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|800 m
|800 m
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|1995
|1995
|[[Corrida de Langueux]]
|[[Corrida de Langueux]]
|[[Langueux]], [[France]]
|[[Langueux]], France
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|10&nbsp;km
|10&nbsp;km
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|1996
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, United States]]
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|Marathon
|Marathon
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|1998
|1998
|[[San Francisco Marathon]]
|[[San Francisco Marathon]]
|[[San Francisco, California|San Francisco, United States]]
|[[San Francisco]], United States
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Marathon
|Marathon
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== References ==
== References ==
* {{iaaf name|id=60318|name=Selina Chirchir}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

<br>
==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
{{Footer World Junior Champions women's 800 metres}}{{Footer African Champions women's 800 metres}}
{{Footer All-Africa Champions 800 m Women}}
{{Footer All-Africa Champions 800 m Women}}
{{Footer All-Africa Champions 1500 m Women}}
{{Footer All-Africa Champions 1500 m Women}}


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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->

| NAME = Chirchir, Selina
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[Athletics (sport)]] competitor
| DATE OF BIRTH = August 28, 1968
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chirchir, Selina}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chirchir, Selina}}
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Middle distance runners]]
[[Category:Kenyan female middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:Kenyan long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Kenyan female long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of Kenya]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Kenya]]
[[Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners]]




Latest revision as of 05:09, 4 February 2024

Selina Chirchir (born August 28, 1968) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance and marathon runner. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still a schoolgirl at the Sing'ore Girls' Secondary School in Iten.

She won women's 800 metres at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics and finished second in 1500 metres.[1] The next year she won two gold medals (800 and 1500 metres) at the 1987 All-Africa Games, held in Nairobi, Kenya. At the 1987 World Championships she failed to make the final. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she represented Kenya at marathon, but did not finish. Her marathon record, 2:32:36, was run at the Houston Marathon in January, 1996.

In 1998, she won the San Francisco Marathon.[2] She was still active in 2000 when she won the Trinidad and Tobago Marathon.[3]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1st 800m 2:01.40
2nd 1500m 4:15.59
1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 1st 800 m 2:03.22
1st 1500 m 4:13.91
1995 Corrida de Langueux Langueux, France 1st 10 km
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — Marathon DNF
1998 San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, United States 1st Marathon 2:45:36

References[edit]

  1. ^ gbrathletics: IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
  2. ^ PRNewswire, July 12, 1998: Frenchman Captures Victory at the Providian San Francisco Marathon; Kenyan Dominates the Women's Field Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ CLICO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO INTERNATIONAL MARATHON WINNERS (1983-2003) Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

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