Margaret Kipkemboi 
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Full name
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Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi
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nation
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Kenya Kenya
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birthday
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9th February 1993 (age 27)
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place of birth
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Nandi County , Kenya
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Weight
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49 kg
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| Career
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discipline
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5000 meter run
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Best performance
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14: 32.82 min
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| Medal table
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| World championships
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1 × 
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| Commonwealth Games
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1 ×
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| Africa Games
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1 ×
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| African Championships
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1 ×
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last change: January 17th, 2019
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Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (born February 9, 1993 in Nandi County ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000-meter run .
Athletic career
Margaret Kipkemboi gained her first international experience at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Bressanone , where she was eliminated in the first round of the 800-meter run with 2: 15.01 minutes. At the 2015 World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang , she finished 13th in 27:32 minutes. They also won in 15: 30.15 minutes at the Africa Games in Brazzaville in 5000 Meters . The following year she won the silver medal behind her compatriot Sheila Chepkirui at the African Championships in Durban in 15: 07.56 minutes . In 2017 she took part in the World Championships in London , where she finished fifth in the final with 14: 48.74 minutes . The following year she won the silver medal behind her compatriot Hellen Obiri at the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast in 15: 15.08 minutes .
Personal bests
- 800 meters: 2: 07.3 min, June 8, 2012 in Nairobi
- 3000 meters: 8:30, 11 min, August 20, 2017 in Birmingham
- 5000 meters: 14: 32.82 min, September 1, 2017 in Brussels
Web links
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