Obiri after her win at the Golden Gala meet in Rome in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Hellen Onsando Obiri
Born
(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 34) Kisii, Kenya
Height
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight
50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country
Kenya
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
Middle-, Long-distance running
Team
On Athletics Club
Coached by
Dathan Ritzenhein (2022–) Ricky Simms (–2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Kenya
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
5000 m
2020 Tokyo
5000 m
World Championships
2017 London
5000 m
2019 Doha
5000 m
2022 Eugene
10,000 m
2013 Moscow
1500 m
World Relays
2014 Nassau
4×1500 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul
3000 m
2014 Sopot
3000 m
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast
5000 m
African Championships
2014 Marrakech
1500 m
2018 Asaba
5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
2019 Aarhus
Senior race
2019 Aarhus
Senior team
World Marathon Majors
2023 Boston
Marathon
2023 New York
Marathon
2024 Boston
Marathon
Hellen Onsando Obiri (born 13 December 1989)[1] is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country. Obiri is a two-time Olympic 5,000 metres silver medallist from the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she also placed fourth over the 10,000 metres. She is a two-time world champion after winning the 5,000 m in 2017 and again in 2019, when she set a new championship record. Obiri also took world bronze for the 1,500 metres in 2013 and silver in the 10,000 m in 2022. She won the 3,000 metres race at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, claimed silver in 2014, and placed fourth in 2018. She is the 2019 World Cross Country champion. Obiri triumphed in the 2023 Boston Marathon, her second marathon race. She places fifth in the half marathon on the world all-time list.[2]
Obiri is the former Kenyan national record holder for the mile and the 5000 metres. Both those records were only recently broken by Faith Kipyegon on her way to setting the current mile World Record of 4:07.64 set in Monaco on 21 July 2023. Kipyegon is also the national 5000 metre record holder, by reason of being the immediate former 5000 metre World Record holder with a time of 14:05.20 set in Paris France on 9 June 2023.
Obiri was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.[3]
^"Hellen OBIRI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^Whittington, Jess (27 March 2022). "Obiri and Kwemoi claim half marathon crowns in Istanbul". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^fadamana (7 December 2017). "100 Most Influential Africans: Ten Kenyans Including CJ David Maraga Listed". Answers Africa. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
Hellen Onsando Obiri (born 13 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track...
Look up obiri in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Obiri is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: HellenObiri (born 1989), Kenyan athlete...
division was Sisay Lemma, and the women's elite division was won by HellenObiri. Two-time defending men's champion Evans Chebet, looking to become the...
Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Vivian Cheruiyot and HellenObiri of Kenya. Meseret Defar's five medals - 2 gold, a silver and two bronze...
(2021), 1:04:46 (2020). Brigid Kosgei also ran 1:04:28 Mx a (2019). HellenObiri also ran 1:04:48 (2022), 1:04:51 Mx (2021). Joyciline Jepkosgei also...
ran 8:27:57 (1995), 8:27:58 (2000), 8:28:74 (1993), 8:28:82 (1998). HellenObiri also ran 8:29.46 (2017), 8:29.99 (2014). Meselech Melkamu also ran 8:29...
Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, along with Mercy Cherono, Irene Jelagat and HellenObiri. The Kenyan team, ahead of the United States and Australia, set a new...
of 14 starters, stopping the clock at 15:04.99. The race was won by HellenObiri in a time of 14:34.86, the silver medal went to Almaz Ayana, who ran...
delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hassan came first in 14:36.79 while Kenya's HellenObiri was second clocking 14:38.36. In February 2022, Tsegay contested the...
attributed to the elevation of the state. HellenObiri Marathon Success In the 2023 Boston Marathon, Obiri won the race in a time of 2:21:38. She then...
Scott (November 5, 2023). "2023 New York City Marathon: Tamirat Tola and HellenObiri Win New York City Marathon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved...
set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2003, and 14:26.72 minutes for women, set by HellenObiri in 2019. The world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition...
City Half Marathon, four seconds behind Des Linden. The race was won by HellenObiri. Lindwurm voiced confidence going into the 2023 Boston Marathon, but...
2024 Boston Marathon (WMM #2) International Men: Sisay Lemma Women: HellenObiri 15–16 Handball 2024 African Handball Super Cup Continental Men: Al Ahly...
The run was won by Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) in 29:54, the runner up was HellenObiri (Kenya) with 29:59. Due to the downhill nature of the course, times set...
and was leading until the last 100 m, at which point she fell behind HellenObiri and finished the race as runner-up. A haul of second-place finishes followed...
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