Caroline Chepkurui
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Full name | Caroline Chepkurui Tuigong | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 12 March 1990||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Ole Nguruoni, Nakuru, Kenya[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Caroline Chepkurui (also known as Caroline Chepkurui Tuigong, Caroline Tuigong or Caroline Tuikong; born 12 March 1990) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. She was the 2006 World Junior and 2007 World Youth champion in the steeplechase, the former of which was done at age 16 running barefoot.
Biography
[edit]In 2006, Chepkurui burst onto the scene winning the 2006 World U20 Championships title in the 3000 metres steeplechase in a championship record time of 9:40.95. The win was all the more impressive by the fact that she was only 16 years old and running barefoot, competing against a field of mostly 18 and 19 year old athletes all wearing running spikes.[3] Her winning time was also the second-fastest U20 time ever and a personal best by over 20 seconds.[4][2]
In 2007, Chepkurui won her second global gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships, this time competing against younger (U18) competitors over a shorter distance (the inaugural 2000 metres steeplechase). Her winning time of 6:22.30 was again the second-fastest U18 time ever.[5]
In 2019, Chepkurui became a pacemaker for the Diamond League, including rabbiting for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic women's steeplechase.[6]
Statistics
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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3000 metres steeplechase | 9:28.81 | Rabat Diamond League | Rabat, Morocco | 22 May 2016 |
2000 metres steeplechase | 6:22.30 | 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 14 July 2007 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Caroline Chepkurui at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "Women finally come through". Nation. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Rooney misses out on junior gold". 17 August 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Czech land first gold of championships – Day Four Evening Report | REPORTS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Lindstrom, Sieg. "Pre Classic Women — A Tale Of Two 3000s". Track & Field News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Caroline Chepkurui at World Athletics
- Media related to Caroline Tuigong at Wikimedia Commons