Priscah Jeptoo is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in the marathon. She was born on 26 June 1984 in the Nandi region of Kenya and is listed at 165 centimetres and 49 kilograms. Olympedia gives her affiliation as Nike Kaptagat, the training group based at Kaptagat in Kenya. She represented Kenya in the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and won the silver medal, her only Olympic medal. Olympedia also lists her among the Olympians who won a medal at the World Athletics Championships, with a silver in the marathon at the 2011 championships in Daegu.
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Career HighlightSilver medallist in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics and at the 2011 World Championships, and winner of marathons in New York, Paris, Turin and London. 2 Medals or Titles Band Connections
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Source Priscah Jeptoo (Olympedia)Biographical information, nationalityQuote, Biographical information, nationality
NOC Kenya KEN
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1. Priscah Jeptoo (Olympedia)
Biographical information
Born 26 June 1984 in ?, Nandi KEN
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Sex Female
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Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships
Biographical information, nationality
NOC Kenya KEN
Plays: Marathon, Results
Marathon, Women
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Results
2012 Summer Olympics
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She has won marathons in New York, Paris, Turin, and London
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