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Joyce Chepchumba
KENWomenBirth dateNov 6, 1970
BirthplaceKericho, Kenya
Height1.60 m
Weight52 kg
Joyce Chepchumba (born 6 November 1970 in Kericho) is a long distance athlete from Kenya, who won a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Key facts
Medals
Olympic Games: 1 bronze
Age
55 years old
As of Sep 18, 2026: Marathon 2:23:22 (#311 all-time), Half Marathon 1:08:11 (#326 all-time), 2009 season best 2:35:09 (Apr 12, 2009, Daegu (KOR)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · 55 years old
PB
Personal bests
2:14.08
4:26.60
15:26.19
15:24
4:26.60
49:20
32:22
53:31
16:09.10
1:05:16
25:21
1:26:28
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Marathon | 2:35:09 | - | Apr 12, 2009 | ↓ | Daegu (KOR) |
| 2008 | 10MilesRoa | 55:51 | - | Aug 16, 2008 | ↓ | Schortens (GER) |
| 2008 | Semi | 1:15:00 | - | Aug 24, 2008 | ↓ | Klagenfurt (AUT) |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 32:53 | - | May 15, 2005 | ↓ | Glasgow (GBR) |
| 2005 | Semi | 1:10:40 | - | Mar 13, 2005 | ↓ | Uster (SUI) |
| 2005 | Marathon | 2:27:01 | - | Apr 17, 2005 | ↓ | London Marathon |
| 2004 | Semi | 1:08:11 | - | Mar 28, 2004 | ↓ | Berlin (GER) |
| 2004 | Marathon | 2:26:21 | - | Oct 10, 2004 | ↓ | Chicago Marathon |
| 2003 | 10Kilometr | 32:47 | - | Jun 7, 2003 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2003 | 10000m | 33:07.6h | - | Jul 11, 2003 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2003 | 20Kilometr | 1:06:58 | - | Mar 9, 2003 | ↑ | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 2003 | Semi | 1:09:52 | - | Mar 16, 2003 | ↓ | Lisboa (POR) |
| 2003 | Marathon | 2:26:06 | - | Nov 2, 2003 | ↓ | New York City Marathon |
| 2002 | 5Kilometre | 15:24 | - | Sep 1, 2002 | ↑ | London (GBR) |
| 2002 | 10Kilometr | 39:16 | - | Nov 23, 2002 | ↓ | Iten (KEN) |
| 2002 | Semi | 1:08:34 | - | Oct 6, 2002 | ↓ | Uster (SUI) |
| 2002 | Marathon | 2:25:56 | - | Nov 3, 2002 | ↓ | New York Marathon |
| 2001 | 5Kilometre | 15:53 | - | Sep 2, 2001 | ↑ | London (GBR) |
| 2001 | 10Kilometr | 32:58 | - | May 20, 2001 | ↓ | Glasgow (GBR) |
| 2001 | Semi | 1:11:03 | - | Oct 7, 2001 | ↓ | Bristol IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Bristol |
| 2001 | Marathon | 2:24:12 | - | Apr 22, 2001 | ↓ | London Marathon |
| 2000 | 5000m | 15:26.19 | - | Sep 1, 2000 | ↑ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 2000 | 5000m-short-track | 16:09.10 | - | Jan 22, 2000 | - | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 2000 | 8Kilometre | 25:21 | - | Apr 22, 2000 | - | Balmoral (GBR) |
| 2000 | 10Kilometr | 32:33 | - | May 14, 2000 | ↓ | Glasgow (GBR) |
| 2000 | 20Kilometr | 1:05:16 | - | Mar 12, 2000 | ↑ | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 2000 | Semi | 1:08:18 | - | Jun 12, 2000 | ↓ | Malmö (SWE) |
| 2000 | Marathon | 2:24:02 | - | Nov 19, 2000 | ↓ | Tokyo Marathon |
| 1999 | 5000m | 15:51.08 | - | Aug 8, 1999 | ↑ | Köln (GER) |
| 1999 | CrossCount | 18:15 | - | Jan 23, 1999 | ↑ | - |
| 1999 | 10000m | 32:07.50 | - | Jul 3, 1999 | ↓ | St-Denis (FRA) |
| 1999 | 20Kilometr | 1:06:40 | - | Mar 13, 1999 | ↑ | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 1999 | Semi | 1:09:29 | - | Oct 3, 1999 | ↓ | Palermo IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
| 1999 | Marathon | 2:23:22 | - | Apr 18, 1999 | ↓ | London Marathon |
| 1998 | 800m | 2:14.08 | - | Jun 10, 1998 | - | Warstein (GER) |
| 1998 | CrossCount | 18:02 | - | Mar 8, 1998 | ↑ | - |
| 1998 | 15Kilometr | 49:55 | - | Feb 14, 1998 | ↑ | Tampa, FL (USA) |
| 1998 | Semi | 1:10:10 | - | Sep 27, 1998 | ↓ | Zürich IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
| 1998 | Marathon | 2:23:57 | - | Oct 11, 1998 | ↓ | Chicago Marathon |
| 1997 | 1500m-short-track | 4:26.60 | - | Dec 21, 1997 | - | Dortmund (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 1500m | 4:26.60 | - | Dec 21, 1997 | - | Dortmund (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | CrossCount | 16:37 | - | Feb 16, 1997 | ↑ | - |
| 1997 | 10Kilometr | 32:22 | - | Jul 4, 1997 | ↓ | Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 1997 | 15Kilometr | 49:20 | - | Mar 8, 1997 | ↑ | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 1997 | 10MilesRoa | 53:31 | - | Oct 18, 1997 | ↓ | St. Petersburg, FL (USA) |
| 1997 | Semi | 1:09:07 | - | Oct 4, 1997 | ↓ | Košice IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
| 1997 | Marathon | 2:26:51 | - | Apr 13, 1997 | ↓ | London Marathon |
| 1996 | 15Kilometr | 49:23 | - | Feb 24, 1996 | ↑ | Tampa, FL (USA) |
| 1996 | 10MilesRoa | 53:59 | - | Sep 22, 1996 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 1996 | 20Kilometr | 1:07:33 | - | Oct 20, 1996 | ↑ | Paris (FRA) |
| 1996 | Semi | 1:10:18 | - | Oct 6, 1996 | ↓ | Breda (NED) |
| 1996 | Marathon | 2:29:38 | - | Nov 3, 1996 | ↓ | New York Marathon |
| 1995 | 10Kilometr | 32:43 | - | Apr 2, 1995 | ↓ | Brunssum (NED) |
| 1995 | 15Kilometr | 50:37 | - | Apr 30, 1995 | ↑ | La Courneuve (FRA) |
| 1995 | 10MilesRoa | 54:27 | - | Sep 17, 1995 | ↓ | Zaandam (NED) |
| 1995 | 20Kilometr | 1:07:34 | - | Oct 15, 1995 | ↑ | Paris (FRA) |
| 1995 | 25Kilometr | 1:26:28 | - | May 7, 1995 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 1995 | Marathon | 2:33:51 | - | Nov 12, 1995 | ↓ | New York Marathon |
| 1994 | CrossCount | 21:22 | - | Mar 26, 1994 | ↑ | 22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1994 | 15Kilometr | 50:12 | - | Nov 20, 1994 | ↑ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 1994 | 10MilesRoa | 53:55 | - | Sep 18, 1994 | ↓ | Zaandam (NED) |
| 1994 | Semi | 1:11:55 | - | Nov 16, 1994 | ↓ | Griesheim (GER) |
| 1994 | 25Kilometr | 1:27:25 | - | May 8, 1994 | ↑ | Berlin (GER) |
| 1993 | 15Kilometr | 50:59 | - | Nov 21, 1993 | ↑ | Nijmegen (NED) |
2009
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:35:09 | - | Apr 12 | Daegu International Marathon, Daegu |
2008
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:15:00 | - | Aug 24 | Klagenfurt Half Marathon, Klagenfurt |
10MilesRoa | 55:51 | - | Aug 16 | Schortens Jever-Fun-Lauf, Schortens |
2005
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:11:45 | - | Sep 17 | Uster Greifenseelauf, Uster |
10Kilometr | 35:28 | - | Jun 11 | Oelder Citylauf, Oelder |
Marathon | 2:32:49 | - | Jun 5 | San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA |
10Kilometr | 32:53 | - | May 15 | Glasgow Britannic Asset Women's 10K, Glasgow |
Marathon | 2:27:01 | - | Apr 17 | London Marathon |
Semi | 1:10:40 | - | Mar 13 | Lisboa Half Marathon, Lisboa |
2004
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:39:27 | - | Oct 24 | Nairobi International Marathon, Nairobi |
Marathon | 2:26:21 | - | Oct 10 | Chicago Marathon |
Semi | 1:10:11 | - | Sep 18 | Uster Greifenseelauf, Uster |
Semi | 1:15:07 | - | Aug 1 | Bogotá International Half Marathon, Bogotá |
Marathon | 2:28:01 | - | Apr 18 | London Marathon |
Semi | 1:09:49 | - | Apr 3 | Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin |
Semi | 1:08:11 | - | Mar 28 | Lisboa Half Marathon, Lisboa |
2003
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:26:06 | - | Nov 2 | New York City Marathon |
Semi | 1:11:44 | - | Sep 28 | Lisboa Meia Maratona de Portugal, Lisboa |
Semi | 1:14:17 | - | Sep 20 | Uster Greifenseelauf, Uster |
Marathon | 2:26:33 | - | Aug 31 | IAAF World Championships |
Marathon | 2:26:33 | - | Aug 23 | IAAF World Championships |
10000m | 33:07.6HT | - | Jul 11 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
10Kilometr | 32:47 | - | Jun 7 | New York Women's Mini 10K, New York, NY |
10Kilometr | 33:44 | - | May 18 | Glasgow Brittanic Asset Management Women's 10K, Glasgow |
10Kilometr | 33:38 | - | May 11 | Casablanca |
Marathon | 2:27:20 | - | Apr 21 | Boston Marathon |
Semi | 1:09:52 | - | Mar 16 | Lisboa Half Marathon, Lisboa |
20Kilometr | 1:06:58 | - | Mar 9 | Alphen aan den Rijn |
2002
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 39:16 | - | Nov 23 | Iten 10 km, Iten |
Marathon | 2:25:56 | - | Nov 3 | New York Marathon |
Semi | 1:08:34 | - | Oct 6 | South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields |
Semi | 1:08:40 | - | Sep 21 | Uster Half Marathon, Uster |
Semi | 1:10:03 | - | Sep 8 | Glasgow Great Scottish Run Half Marathon, Glasgow |
5Kilometre | 15:24 | - | Sep 1 | Flora Light Challenge for Women, London |
Marathon | 2:26:52 | - | Apr 14 | - |
Marathon | 2:26:53 | - | Apr 14 | London Marathon |
Semi | 1:10:09 | - | Mar 24 | Lisbon Half Marathon, Lisboa |
2001
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:25:51 | - | Nov 4 | New York Marathon |
Semi | 1:11:03 | - | Oct 7 | Bristol IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Bristol |
Semi | 1:12:53 | - | Sep 23 | Uster Half Marathon, Uster |
Semi | 1:08:45 | - | Sep 16 | South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields |
5Kilometre | 15:53 | - | Sep 2 | London Flora Light Challenge for Women, London |
Semi | 1:09:15 | - | Aug 19 | Glasgow Half Marathon, Glasgow |
Semi | 1:12:01 | - | Jun 23 | Deutschlandsberg Half Marathon, Deutschlandsberg |
10Kilometr | 32:58 | - | May 20 | Glasgow Britannic Asset Women's 10K, Glasgow |
Marathon | 2:24:12 | - | Apr 22 | London Marathon |
Semi | 1:09:37 | - | Apr 1 | Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin |
10Kilometr | 33:56 | - | Jan 12 | 10 km, Dubai |
2000
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:10:33 | - | Dec 3 | Okayama Half Marathon, Okayama |
Marathon | 2:24:02 | - | Nov 19 | Tokyo Marathon |
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Honours
7
2005London Marathon
Marathon
5
2004London Marathon
Marathon
4
2004Chicago Marathon
Marathon
7
2003IAAF World Championships
Marathon
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2003Boston Marathon
Marathon
6
2003New York City Marathon
Marathon
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2002New York Marathon
Marathon
6
2002London Marathon
Marathon
4
2001New York Marathon
Marathon
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2001London Marathon
Marathon
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2000Tokyo Marathon
Marathon
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2000London Marathon
Marathon
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2000The XXVII Olympic Games
Marathon
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1999Chicago Marathon
Marathon
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1999London Marathon
Marathon
4
1999Palermo IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
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1998Chicago Marathon
Marathon
6
1998Zürich IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
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1998London Marathon
Marathon
4
1997Košice IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
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1997London Marathon
Marathon
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1996London Marathon
Marathon
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1996New York Marathon
Marathon
4
1995New York Marathon
Marathon
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Joyce Chepchumba's Marathon personal best?
Joyce Chepchumba's Marathon personal best is 2:23:22, set on Apr 18, 1999 in London (GBR), #311 on the all-time list.
Which events does Joyce Chepchumba compete in?
Joyce Chepchumba competes in the Marathon and Half Marathon.
How did Joyce Chepchumba perform in 2009?
2009 season best: 2:35:09, set on Apr 12, 2009 in Daegu (KOR).
How many medals has Joyce Chepchumba won?
Joyce Chepchumba has won 1 Olympic Games medal.