Ann Karindi Mwangi

Ann Karindi Mwangi

Born
Dec 8, 1988 (37 years old)
Birthplace
Laikipia County, Kenya
Events
1500 m · 3000 m

Ann Karindi Mwangi (born 8 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She was a team gold medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2009 and represented her country at the 2011 All-Africa Games. From Nyahururu in Kenya's Laikipia County, She moved to Japan and ran for the Toyota Industries corporate team.

She set a stage record at the 2010 All-Japan Women's Corporate Ekiden Championships. Running for Kenya, she won her first major medal at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In seventh place, she took the women's team title with the help of Florence Kiplagat, Linet Masai and Lineth Chepkurui.

She won the Cross Zornotza the following year and had her first top level road win in Japan at the Sanyo Women's 10K. She began to focus more on middle-distance after 2009. She was sixth in the 1500 metres at both the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and the 2011 All-Africa Games. She helped set a world record in the 4 × 1500 metres relay event. Running in a team with Mercy Cherono, Irene Jelagat, and Perin Nenkampi, the women took two seconds off the previous best at 17:05.72 minutes.

Personal best · 1500 m4:05.23
2019 season best4:19.17Apr 27, 2019 · Des Moines, IA
Personal best · 3000 m8:43.54
Last competitionLilac Bloomsday RunMay 5, 2019 · 42:27

As of Nov 6, 2026: 1500 m 4:05.23 (#545 all-time), 3000 m 8:43.54 (#346 all-time), 2019 season best 4:19.17 (Apr 27, 2019, Des Moines, IA (USA)) · Last competition: Lilac Bloomsday Run, May 5, 2019, 42:27 · 37 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
800mKitami 2015Kenya 800 m all-time list2:04.691,080 pts–
1500mHeusden-Zolder 2014Kenya 1500 m all-time list4:05.231,164 pts#545
3000mShizuoka 2009Kenya 3000 m all-time list8:43.541,162 pts#346
5000mOsaka 2010Kenya 5000 m all-time list15:15.191,134 pts#660
5KilometreMA 201916:03–
10KilometrOkayama 201132:47–

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
20191500m 4:19.17–Apr 27, 2019Drake Relays
20195Kilometre 16:03–Apr 13, 2019B.A.A. 5K
201910Kilometr 33:01–Apr 20, 2019Crescent City Classic, New Orleans, LA
201912Kilometr 42:27–May 5, 2019Lilac Bloomsday Run
20181500m 4:14.23–Sep 22, 2018Osaka (JPN)
20183000m 8:50.58–May 20, 2018Osaka Golden Grand Prix 2018, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
20185000m 15:20.24–Apr 28, 2018Hiroshima (JPN)
2018Semi 1:12:00–Feb 11, 2018Birmingham Mercedes Half Marathon, Birmingham, AL
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Ann Karindi Mwangi's 1500 m personal best is 4:05.23, set on Jul 19, 2014 in Heusden-Zolder (BEL), #545 on the all-time list.

Ann Karindi Mwangi competes in the 1500 m and 3000 m.

2019 season best: 4:19.17, set on Apr 27, 2019 in Des Moines, IA (USA). Last competition: Lilac Bloomsday Run on May 5, 2019, 42:27.