Tegla Loroupe
Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tegla Chepkite Loroupe (born 9 December 1979) is a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education. Loroupe holds the world records for 25 and 30 kilometers and previously held the world marathon record. She was the first African woman to hold the marathon World Record, which she held from 19 April 1998 until 30 September 2001. She is the three-time World Half-Marathon champion. Loroupe was also the first woman from Africa to win the New York City Marathon, which she has won twice. She has won marathons in London, Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Berlin and Rome.
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Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1979-12-09) 9 December 1979 (age 44) Kutomwony, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 40 kg (88 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Tegla Peace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 2000 Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal bests | 3000 meters: 8:30.95 [2]
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In 2016, she was the person organizing the Refugee Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[3]