Susan Chepkemei
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Full name | Susan Chepkemei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 25th June 1975 (age 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Komol , Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
size | 164 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Long distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: September 16, 2018 |
Susan Chepkemei (born June 25, 1975 in Komol , West Pokot District , Rift Valley ) is a former Kenyan long distance and cross-country runner who had her greatest successes in the half marathon and marathon .
Career
In 1998 she immediately came second in the Berlin Marathon . In the following year she took the same place in the Rotterdam marathon , won the Paderborn Easter run in the half marathon distance and set the still valid course record of 1:24:29 h in the 25 km from Berlin .
In 2000 she was third at the World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura and second at the World Half Marathon Championships in Veracruz (the same place she took in this competition in the two following years).
In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came second in the New York City Marathon . In 2002 she was African champion in the 10,000-meter run and second in the Commonwealth Games over the same distance. Three times in a row, from 2001 to 2003, she won the Tilburg Ladies Run 10K .
In 2004 she fought a thrilling fight with Paula Radcliffe at the New York City Marathon and finished second, just four seconds behind. The following year she was third in the London Marathon and the World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton and only had to admit defeat Jeļena Prokopčuka at the New York City Marathon .
In 2006, she set her personal best of 2:21:46 h as third in the London Marathon.
Doping ban 2007
In September 2007, Chepkemei tested positive for salbutamol in a doping test and was banned for one year.
Susan Chepkemei is 1.64 meters tall and weighs 48 kg and is the oldest of eight siblings.
Individual evidence
- ^ Doping Rule Violation , IAAF February 25, 2008
Web links
- Susan Chepkemei in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr (French)
- Athlete portrait ( memento from November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on the World Marathon Majors website
- Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from July 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), November 1, 2007
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SURNAME | Chepkemei, Susan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Komol , West Pokot District ( Rift Valley ) |