Priscah Jeptoo is born in Nandi Kenya

Date: 26 Jun 1984
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Long distance runner Priscah Jeptoo is ranked third in the world in long distance running. She only began competing in top competitions in 2008 but has achieved so much in such a short space of time.jeptoo was runner up in the World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and third in the 2012 London Olympics. So far, Jeptoo has claimed victory in marathons in Paris, Turin and London. In 2011 she took part in the Discovery Kenya Cross Country Marathon and won. In 2013 she once again claimed victory in the 2013 London Marathon.

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01BBC Sport London Marathon 2013: Priscah Jeptoo and Tsegaye Kebede win [online] Available at: www.bbc.co.uk [Accessed on 18 June 2013]
02The Sun Jeptoo wins London Marathon [online] Available at: https://www.thesun.co.uk [Accessed on 18 June 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, June 21). Priscah Jeptoo is born in Nandi Kenya. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095948

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