Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo

Doris Changeywo during the Frankfurt Marathon 2016

Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo (born December 12, 1984 in Chebyuk, Mount Elgon District , Western Province ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .

The third oldest of ten siblings began running at Kapkateny High School but paused the year she graduated in 2002 and the year after. In 2004, at the suggestion of her brother, she joined Lornah Kiplagat's training camp .

In 2005 she became the East African cross-country champion . In 2006, she was supported by the Kenyan army recruited, and in 2007 she won the World Military Games in the 10,000-meter race .

In 2008 she was fourth at the Cross Country World Championships and won the Great Ireland Run and the Würzburg Residence Run .

On December 6, 2015, she won the Singapore Marathon in 2:44:26 h.

Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo is 1.60 m tall and weighs 43 kg. It is supervised by PACE Sports Management . She lives in Iten with her husband Moses Ndiema Masai and his sister Linet Chepkwemoi Masai , the 2009 10,000 meter world champion .

Personal bests

• 5000 m : 15: 18.01 min, June 1, 2008, Berlin
• 10,000 m: 31: 31.01 min, June 12, 2008, Ostrava
• 10 km road run : 31:26 min, April 17, 2011, Würzburg
• Half marathon : 1:08:49 h, April 3, 2011, Rabat
• Marathon : 2:36:55 h, October 30, 2016, Frankfurt

Web links

• Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from May 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), March 25, 2008

Footnotes

1. ^ IAAF: Kenyan 10km double in Ireland ( Memento of April 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). April 6, 2008
2. ↑ Leichtathletik.de: Würzburger Residenzlauf lives up to its reputation . April 20, 2008
3. ↑ Athlete portrait at PACE Sports Management ( Memento from July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ^ Spikes: Meet the top family in Kenyan running ( Memento from February 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). 2009