Eunice Jepkorir
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 Eunice Jepkorir at the 2007 World Championships |
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Competitor for  Kenya |
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| Bronze | 2007 Osaka | 3000 m steeplechase | |
Eunice Jepkorir (born 17 February 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
She is from Eldama Ravine. His parents are farmers and she has eight siblings (four brothers and four sisters). She started serious running at the age of 15 while at high school. In 2003 she competed at some road races in Germany [1].
She finished seventh in the long race at the 2004 World Cross Country Championships, while the Kenyan team, of which Jepkoriri was a part, won the silver medal in the team competition. She finished fourteenth at the 2006 World Road Running Championships, helping the Kenyan team win the team competition.
She beat 3000m steeplechase Kenyan record at the Bislett Games in Oslo on 15 June, 2007 by running 9:19.44 [2]. Two weeks later, on July 2, 2007 in Athens she run 9:14.52, which is an African and Commonwealth record [1]. The previous African record (9:15.04) was held by Dorcus Inzikuru of Uganda.
At the 2007 World Championships, she won bronze medal in 3000m steeplechase.
[edit] Personal bests
- 3000 metres steeplechase - 9:19.44 min (2007)
- 5000 metres - 15:09.05 min (2004)
- 10,000 metres - 32:58.0 min (2003)
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Eunice Jepkorir
- ^ a b IAAF, August 28, 2007: Led by Jepkorir, Kenyans closing the gap in the women’s Steeplechase
- ^ IAAF, June 15, 2007: Defar slashes World 5000m record in Oslo - IAAF Golden League
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