Joan Chelimo Melly

KENWomen

Birth dateNov 10, 1990

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Joan Chelimo Melly is a Kenya middle-distance runner, born on November 10, 1990. She competes primarily in the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.

Her personal bests include 4:21.2h in the 1500m, 15:03.60 in the 5000m, 30:46.51 in the 10000m, 1:05:04 in the Semi and 2:18:04 in the Marathon. She has earned 1 gold and 2 silver medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Kenya.

Key facts

Half Marathon

1:05:04

#25 all-time

Marathon

2:18:04

#34 all-time

2025 season best

33:30

Jun 22, 2025 · Boston, MA (USA)

2025 season best

Last competition

Incheon Marathon

Nov 23, 2025 · 2:22:57

Incheon Marathon

Age

35 years old

As of Sep 16, 2026: Half Marathon 1:05:04 (#25 all-time), Marathon 2:18:04 (#34 all-time), 2025 season best 33:30 (Jun 22, 2025, Boston, MA (USA)) · Last competition: Incheon Marathon, Nov 23, 2025, 2:22:57 · 35 years old

Personal bests

4:21.2HT

15:03.60

30:46.51

1:05:04

2:18:04

47:37

30:52

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2025	10Kilometr	33:30	-	Jun 22, 2025	↑	B.A.A. 10K, Boston, MA
2025	Marathon	2:22:57	-	Nov 23, 2025	↑	Incheon Marathon
2024	10Kilometr	30:52	-	Apr 27, 2024	↑	adizero Road to Records
2024	Semi	1:06:58	-	Mar 3, 2024	↑	Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris
2023	10Kilometr	31:21	-	Apr 29, 2023	↑	adizero Road to Records
2023	10000m	31:50.52	-	May 7, 2023	↑	Romanian 10,000m Championships
2023	Marathon	2:24:16	-	Dec 3, 2023	↑	Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
2022	Marathon	2:18:04	-	Apr 17, 2022	↑	Seoul Marathon
2021	5000m	15:03.60	-	Jun 1, 2021	-	Meeting International de Montreuil, Stade des Grands Pêchers, Montreuil - National Events
2021	10000m	30:46.51	-	May 4, 2021	↑	Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE)
2021	Semi	1:05:09	-	Apr 4, 2021	↑	N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon
2021	Marathon	2:21:23	-	Oct 3, 2021	↑	Virgin Money London Marathon, London
2020	Semi	1:06:16	-	Feb 21, 2020	↑	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon
2020	Marathon	2:20:57	-	Dec 6, 2020	↑	Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
2019	15Kilometr	47:37	-	Dec 1, 2019	↑	Pfixx Solar Montferland Run
2019	Semi	1:06:09	-	Oct 27, 2019	↑	Valencia (ESP)
2019	Marathon	2:26:24	-	Mar 3, 2019	↑	Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo
2018	15Kilometr	48:44	-	Dec 2, 2018	↑	Heerenberg Montferland Run, Heerenberg
2018	Semi	1:05:04	-	Apr 7, 2018	↑	Praha Half Marathon, Praha
2017	10Kilometr	31:24	-	Jun 25, 2017	↑	Boston, MA (USA)
2017	10000m	33:24.4h	-	Dec 30, 2017	↑	Tambach (KEN)
2017	15Kilometr	48:19	-	May 1, 2017	↑	Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA)
2017	Semi	1:06:25	-	Sep 17, 2017	↑	København (DEN)
2016	1500m	4:58.5h	-	May 7, 2016	↓	Nairobi (KEN)
2016	10Kilometr	33:25	-	Sep 17, 2016	↑	Kericho (KEN)
2014	10Kilometr	32:58	-	Mar 9, 2014	↑	Taroudant (MAR)
2014	Semi	1:11:52	-	Sep 14, 2014	↑	Krems (AUT)
2013	1500m	4:21.2h	-	Jan 2, 2013	↓	Luanda (ANG)
2013	10Kilometr	32:20	-	Mar 10, 2013	↑	Taroudant (MAR)
2012	10Kilometr	32:17	-	Nov 18, 2012	↑	Valencia (ESP)
2012	15Kilometr	53:52	-	Nov 25, 2012	↑	Bilbao (ESP)
2011	1500m	4:27.7h	-	Jul 14, 2011	↓	Nairobi (KEN)
2011	10Kilometr	33:55	-	Dec 31, 2011	↑	Crevillente (ESP)
2011	15Kilometr	53:43	-	Nov 27, 2011	↑	Bilbao (ESP)
2011	Semi	1:15:19	-	Mar 20, 2011	↑	Palma de Mallorca (ESP)
2010	1500m	4:28.4h	-	Jun 24, 2010	↓	Nairobi (KEN)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:22:57	-	Nov 23	Incheon Marathon
10Kilometr	33:30	-	Jun 22	B.A.A. 10K, Boston, MA

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	DNF	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
Semi	1:08:55	-	Jun 9	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Semi	1:08:55	-	Jun 8	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
10Kilometr	30:52	-	Apr 27	adizero Road to Records
Semi	1:06:58	-	Mar 3	Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:24:16	-	Dec 3	Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
10000m	31:50.52	-	May 7	Romanian 10,000m Championships
10Kilometr	31:21	-	Apr 29	adizero Road to Records

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:19:27	-	Oct 2	TCS London Marathon
Marathon	2:18:04	-	Apr 17	Seoul Marathon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:21:23	-	Oct 3	Virgin Money London Marathon, London
5000m	15:03.60	-	Jun 1	Meeting International de Montreuil, Stade des Grands Pêchers, Montreuil - National Events
5000m	15:04.69	-	May 22	Romanian 10,000m and 5000m Championships
10000m	30:46.51	-	May 4	25 Laps to Tokyo, Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Semi	1:05:09	-	Apr 4	N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:20:57	-	Dec 6	Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
Semi	1:06:16	-	Feb 21	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
15Kilometr	47:37	-	Dec 1	Pfixx Solar Montferland Run
Semi	1:06:09	-	Oct 27	Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP, Valencia
Semi	1:08:01	-	Apr 28	Seiryu Half Marathon
Marathon	2:26:24	-	Mar 3	Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
15Kilometr	48:44	-	Dec 2	Heerenberg Montferland Run, Heerenberg
Semi	1:09:34	-	Oct 7	Boston B.A.A. Half Marathon
Semi	1:06:15	-	Sep 16	Copenhagen Half Marathon, København
Semi	1:10:25	-	Aug 10	Half Marathon, Kisii
Semi	1:09:11	-	Apr 22	Yangzhou Half Marathon, Yangzhou
Semi	1:05:04	-	Apr 7	Praha Half Marathon, Praha
Semi	1:05:37	-	Feb 9	Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	33:24.4HT	-	Dec 30	Tambach
Semi	1:10:31	-	Oct 8	Boston B.A.A Half Marathon, Boston, MA
Semi	1:06:25	-	Sep 17	Copenhagen Half Marathon, København
15Kilometr	50:25	-	Jul 24	Kabarak Zane Branson Memorial, Kabarak
10Kilometr	31:24	-	Jun 25	Boston B.A.A. 10K, Boston, MA
15Kilometr	48:19	-	May 1	Le Puy-en-Velay 15 km, Le Puy-en-Velay
Semi	1:08:45	-	Apr 2	Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin
Semi	1:10:33	-	Mar 19	Eldoret Half Marathon, Eldoret

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	33:25	-	Sep 17	Kericho 10 km, Kericho
1500m	4:58.5HT	-	May 7	Nairobi Kenyan Prisons Ch., Nairobi

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:12:26	-	Oct 5	Cardiff Half Marathon, Cardiff
10Kilometr	33:04	-	Sep 21	Swansea Bay 10K, Swansea
Semi	1:11:52	-	Sep 14	Krems Wachau Half Marathon, Krems
10Kilometr	33:11	-	May 24	Ottawa 10 km, Ottawa
10Kilometr	32:58	-	Mar 9	Taroudant 10 km, Taroudant

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	32:38	-	Oct 6	Marrakesh 10 km, Marrakech
10Kilometr	32:21	-	Sep 29	Utrecht Singelloop, Utrecht
10Kilometr	32:37	-	Jun 2	Casablanca Memorial Rahal 10K, Casablanca
10Kilometr	34:30	-	May 19	Bangalore TCS World 10K, Bengaluru
10Kilometr	32:20	-	Mar 10	Taroudant 10 km, Taroudant

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Joan Chelimo Melly's Half Marathon personal best?

Joan Chelimo Melly's Half Marathon personal best is 1:05:04, set on Apr 7, 2018 in Praha (CZE), #25 on the all-time list.

Which events does Joan Chelimo Melly compete in?

Joan Chelimo Melly competes in the Half Marathon and Marathon.

How did Joan Chelimo Melly perform in 2025?

2025 season best: 33:30, set on Jun 22, 2025 in Boston, MA (USA). Last competition: Incheon Marathon on Nov 23, 2025, 2:22:57.

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