(1982-01-18) 18 January 1982 (age 42) Kabarnet, Baringo County, Kenya
Weight
42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
Country
Kenya
Sport
Athletics
Event
Marathon
Retired
Sep. 2021
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Half marathon: 64:55 (Ras Al Khaimah 2018)
Marathon: 2:17:01 WR (Wo, London 2017)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Kenya
World Half Marathon Championships
2007 Udine
Team
2009 Birmingham
Individual
2009 Birmingham
Team
2007 Udine
Individual
World Marathon Majors
2011 London
Marathon
2012 London
Marathon
2014 New York
Marathon
2015 New York
Marathon
2016 New York
Marathon
2017 London
Marathon
2018 New York
Marathon
2015 London
Marathon
2017 New York
Marathon
2019 New York
Marathon
2010 New York
Marathon
2011 New York
Marathon
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. She was the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she placed fifth on the world all-time list at the marathon and eleventh on the respective world all-time list for the half marathon.
Her former half marathon best of 1:05:50 (2011) remained the women's world record for three years . She also has held world bests at 10 miles (50:05 minutes), 20 kilometres (1:02:36), and 25 kilometres (1:19:53), all of which were set in road races. In August 2018, she was honored by the Shoe4Africa foundation who funded and built the Mary Keitany Shoe4Africa school in Torokwonin, Baringo County, Kenya.[1] She and her husband Charles sit on the Shoe4Africa school board.[2]
^Tanser, Toby (12 August 2018). "Real Life Heroine". Daily Nation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^Gearhart, Sarah (2 November 2019). "How Mary Keitany Went From Maid to Marathon Champion". New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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