Photo: Erik van Leeuwen—GFDL
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
KenyaActive- Born
- Dec 5, 1989 (36 years old)
- Birthplace
- Kapsokwony, Kenya
- Events
- 10 000 m · 5000 m
- Height
- 1.68 m
- Weight
- 49 kg
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won her first world title in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
Masai became the world junior cross country champion in 2007 and set a world junior record for the 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the final. In 2017 she was awarded the olympic bronze medal after the initial silver medallist Elvan Abeylegesse tested positive for a banned steroid in a retest of her 2007 doping sample, thus Masai became the first kenyan woman to win a medal in a 10,000m olympic event.
She was the runner-up at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships three times consecutively from 2009 to 2011. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, she won her second world track medal, taking third in the 10,000 m.
As of Nov 7, 2026: 10 000 m 30:26.50 (#62 all-time), 5000 m 14:31.14 (#57 all-time), 2026 season best 1:13:03 (Oct 24, 2026) · Last competition: Jakarta Running Festival - Half Marathon, Oct 24, 2026, 1:13:03 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze · 36 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Semi | 1:13:03 | – | Oct 24, 2026 | Jakarta Running Festival - Half Marathon |
| 2026 | Marathon | 2:29:23 | – | Jan 18, 2026 | Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 33:27 | – | Jun 21, 2025 | Corrida International de Langueux, Langueux |
| 2025 | Semi | 1:14:04 | – | Jun 29, 2025 | 31. hella Hamburg Half Marathon, Hamburg |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:21:01 | – | Mar 16, 2025 | Zurich Marató Barcelona |
| 2024 | 10000m | 33:52.2h | – | May 2, 2024 | AK National Police Service Track And Field Championships |
| 2024 | Semi | 1:11:35 | – | Aug 25, 2024 | Kärnten Läuft |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:23:52 | – | Oct 27, 2024 | Mainova Frankfurt Marathon |