Photo: Erik van Leeuwen—GFDL
Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa
- Born
- May 20, 1984 (42 years old)
- Birthplace
- Kenya, Kenya
- Events
- Marathon · Half Marathon
- Height
- 1.55 m
- Weight
- 49 kg
Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (born 20 May 1984) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Having switched countries in 2013, she is the Bahraini record holder with 2:21:17 hours for the distance, set in 2017 at Nagoya Women's Marathon.
She was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. At the start of her career, she represented Kenya at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics over 1,500 metres.
She changed to road running and reached the top level of the sport in 2012 after moving up to the marathon distance. Her husband, Joshua Kiprugut Kemei, is also a long-distance runner. The couple have a son. Kirwa was suspended in May 2019 after failing a doping test.
As of Nov 12, 2026: Marathon 2:21:17 (#155 all-time), Half Marathon 1:06:46 (#118 all-time), 2017 season best 2:21:17 (Mar 12, 2017, Nagoya (JPN)) · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 bronze · 42 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Semi | 1:06:46 | – | Apr 30, 2017 | Istanbul (TUR) |
| 2017 | Marathon | 2:21:17 | – | Mar 12, 2017 | Nagoya (JPN) |
| 2016 | 15Kilometr | 48:37 | – | Dec 4, 2016 | Heerenberg (NED) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:08:06 | – | Feb 7, 2016 | Marugame (JPN) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:22:40 | – | Mar 13, 2016 | Nagoya (JPN) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:09:37 | – | May 17, 2015 | Gifu (JPN) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:22:08 | – | Mar 8, 2015 | Nagoya (JPN) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:08:31 | – | Sep 7, 2014 | Luanda (ANG) |