Margaret Kipkemboi

Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (born 9 February 1993)^[2] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the silver medal for the 5000 metres at the 2019 World Championships and a bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 World Championships.^[3][4] Kipkemboi took silver over the 5000 m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Margaret Kipkemboi

Kipkemboi at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Full name	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi
Born	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32) Nandi County, Kenya[1]
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Kenya World Championships 2019 Doha 5000 m 2022 Eugene 10,000 m World Road Running Championships 2023 Riga Half marathon Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 5000 m All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville 5000 m African Championships 2016 Durban 5000 m

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Kenya
2015	World Cross Country Championships	London, United Kingdom	13th	Senior race	27:32
	African Games	Brazzaville, Congo Republic	1st	5000 m	15:30.15
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	5000 m	15:07.56
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	5th	5000 m	14:48.74
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	2nd	5000 m	15:15.28
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	5000 m	14:27.49 PB
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	4th	5000 m	14:47.71
			3rd	10,000 m	30:10.07 PB
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	5000 m	14:56.62
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	5th	5000 m	14:32.23
			4th	10,000 m	30:44.58
Road races
2022	Edreams Mitja Marató Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain	1st	Half marathon	1:05:26

Personal bests

• 3000 metres – 8:21.53 (Paris 2021)
• 5000 metres – 14:23.67 (Paris 2023)
• 10,000 metres – 29:27.59 (Eugene 2024)

Road

• 5 km – 14:32 (Zürich 2021)
• 10 km – 29:50 (Valencia 2021)
• Half marathon – 65:26 (Barcelona 2022)

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
2. "Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi". IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
3. "5000 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
4. "Letesenbet Gidey Gets Her Gold, Outkicks Hellen Obiri, Sifan Hassan to Win 10,000m at 2022 World Championships". LetsRun.com. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

External links

• Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi at World Athletics
• Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi at Diamond League