Jemima Jelagat Sumgong
KENWomenBirth dateDec 21, 1984
BirthplaceNandi County, Kenya
Height1.60 m
Weight45 kg
Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (born 21 December 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specialising in marathon races.
She has won the London, Rotterdam and Las Vegas Marathons, and has finished runner-up at the Boston, Chicago and New York City Marathons.
She has a personal best of 2:20:48 for the distance. In the 2016 Olympic Games, at age 31, she won the marathon in warm conditions with a time of 2:24:04, becoming the first female winner from Kenya since women's marathon was introduced to the Olympics in 1984. Sumgong is currently serving a 8 year ban (until 2027) from athletic competitions after she was tested positive for the banned substance EPO, fabricated her medical records and lied about her whereabouts after the positive test.
PB
Personal bests
4:26.95
9:26.90
16:51.0HT
34:02.9HT
1:06:43
2:20:41
16:03
48:35
31:15
1:12:13
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | - | - | 1 |