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Janet Kisa (born 5 December 1992) is a Kenyan professional middle- and long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 2014 Glasgow | 5000 m |
| African Cross Country Championships | ||
| 2014 Kampala | Senior race |
| IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||
 | 2013 Bydgoszcz | Team race |
| African Championships | ||
 | 2014 Marrakech | 5000 m |
Kisa won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She was a team gold medallist at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and runner-up at the 2014 African Cross Country Championships.
Born near Mount Elgon in Kenya,[1] she began competing as a teenager and placed second at the 2009 Shoe4Africa 5km race behind the more experienced Helena Kirop.[2] She established herself at national level in 2011 by winning the junior women's division of the Kenyan Cross Country Championships.[3] At the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships she came fifth in the junior race, helping Kenya to the team silver medals with the individual champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon.[4] Her next international appearance brought her the first individual medal of her career: at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships she was the silver medallist, forming a Kenyan 1–2 in the 5000 metres with teammate Caroline Chepkoech.[5]
Kisa joined up with the Kenyan Police team in 2012 and placed fifth in their cross country championships and second in their 5000 m race that year. She made her IAAF Diamond League debut in Doha, running a personal best of 8:51.63 minutes for seventh over the 3000 metres. A 5000 m best of 14:57.68 minutes followed at the IAAF Rabat Meeting, where she was runner-up. She tried to make the Kenyan Olympic team but came fifth at the trials.[6] In 2013, she placed third at the Police Cross Country and gained her first senior selection with the same placing at the Kenyan Championships.[7][8] Kisa's sixth-place finish in the senior race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships brought her a share in the team gold medals with Kenya.[4]
The 2014 African Cross Country Championships saw Kisa place second to Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon and the Kenyan women swept the medals with Alice Nawowuna in third.[9][10] She made her debut over the half marathon distance in Nice in April and won in a time of 71:01 minutes by a margin of over 2 minutes.[11] On the track she placed fifth at the Golden Gala in a 5000 m personal best of 14:52.59 minutes then was runner-up at the national championships.[6] This brought her selection for Kenya at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In the 5000 m Commonwealth final Kisa was the runner-up behind Mercy Cherono, winning the first senior track medal of her career.[12]
From the beginning of 2016 she is coached by the Italian Renato Canova. In the first competitions of the new season, she improved her PB of 3000m (8:32.0 in Doha on 6 May) and of 5000m (14:38.70 in Rabat on 22 May).
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- 1500 metres – 4:14.03 min (2016)
- 3000 metres – 8:28.33 min (2016)
- 5000 metres – 14:38.70 min (2016)
- 10K run – 33:55 min (2013)
- Half marathon – 71:01 min (2014)
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | World Cross Country Championships | Punta Umbría, Spain | 5th | Junior race | |
| 2nd | Junior team | ||||
| 2011 | African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 2nd | 5000 metres | |
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | Senior race | |
| 1st | Senior team | ||||
| 2014 | African Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 2nd | Senior race | |
| 1st | Senior team | ||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 2nd | 5000 metres | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 5000 metres | 15:02.68 |
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