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Philes Ongori

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Philes Ongori

KENWomen

Birth dateJul 19, 1986

BirthplaceKisii County, Kenya

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Philes Moora Ongori (born 19 July 1986 in Chironge, Kiamokama, in Kisii District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon events.

Her early career was based in Japan and she won a number of All-Japan Corporate titles for the Hokuren team.

She ran the 10,000 metres for Kenya at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, but came to prominence in the half marathon in 2008 when she won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in the fastest time of the year. At the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships she won the silver medal. Ongori won on her marathon debut at the Rotterdam Marathon in 2011, setting a time of 2:24:20 hours.

Key facts

5000 m

14:44.20

Half Marathon

1:07:38

2026 season best

17:52.46

Jan 11, 2026 · Track and Field Centre Indoor Track, Toronto (CAN) (i)

2026 season best

Last competition

Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet

Jan 11, 2026 · 17:52.46

Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet

Record

Area record · Road Relay 2:13:35

Age

40 years old

As of Sep 16, 2026: 5000 m 14:44.20 (#154 all-time), Half Marathon 1:07:38 (#216 all-time), 2026 season best 17:52.46 (Jan 11, 2026, Track and Field Centre Indoor Track, Toronto (CAN) (i)) · Last competition: Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet, Jan 11, 2026, 17:52.46 · Area record (Road Relay) · 40 years old

PB

Personal bests

2:05.56

4:11.86

8:47.88

14:44.20

31:18.85

1:07:38

2:23:22

17:04

3000m-short-track

9:32.36

31:33

5000m-short-track

17:52.46

1:10:58

2:13:35

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	5000m	17:52.46	-	Jan 11, 2026	↓	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
2026	5000m-short-track	17:52.46	-	Jan 11, 2026	-	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
2025	1500m-short-track	4:55.02	-	Jan 12, 2025	-	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
2025	3000m-short-track	9:32.36	-	Jan 12, 2025	-	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
2025	3000m	9:32.36	-	Jan 12, 2025	↓	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
2025	5Kilometre	17:04	-	Nov 1, 2025	-	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope - 5km
2025	CrossCount	36:12	-	Nov 29, 2025	-	Canadian Cross Country Championships, Fanshawe Golf Course, London - XC 10.0km
2025	Marathon	2:38:02	-	May 25, 2025	↓	Tartan Ottawa International Marathon
2024	10Kilometr	36:02	-	Jun 15, 2024	↓	Under Armour Toronto 10K
2024	Semi	1:22:09	-	Apr 28, 2024	↓	Beneva Mississauga Marathon
2024	Marathon	2:37:17	-	Oct 20, 2024	↓	TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
2019	10Kilometr	34:19	-	Mar 31, 2019	↓	10 km
2019	20Kilometr	1:10:58	-	May 1, 2019	-	20 km
2019	Semi	1:15:39	-	May 12, 2019	↓	Half Marathon
2018	Semi	1:12:40	-	Mar 25, 2018	↓	Milano Stramilano
2018	Marathon	2:41:02	-	Nov 25, 2018	↓	La Rochelle Marathon
2017	Semi	1:21:58	-	Feb 5, 2017	↓	-
2017	Marathon	2:32:00	-	Nov 12, 2017	↓	Saitama (JPN)
2015	Semi	1:12:15	-	Feb 13, 2015	↓	Ras Al Khaimah (UAE)
2014	Semi	1:10:29	-	Mar 16, 2014	↓	Lisboa (POR)
2014	Marathon	2:23:22	-	Apr 21, 2014	↓	Boston, MA (USA)
2013	Semi	1:08:01	-	Apr 7, 2013	↓	Berlin (GER)
2013	Marathon	2:28:53	-	May 12, 2013	↓	Praha (CZE)
2012	10Kilometr	32:12	-	May 20, 2012	↓	Jakarta (INA)
2012	Semi	1:08:25	-	Apr 1, 2012	↓	Berlin (GER)
2011	10Kilometr	33:22	-	Jun 5, 2011	↓	Bengaluru (IND)
2011	Semi	1:08:32	-	Mar 6, 2011	↓	Paris (FRA)
2011	Marathon	2:24:20	-	Apr 10, 2011	↓	Rotterdam (NED)
2010	Semi	1:09:16	-	Jan 7, 2010	↓	Abu Dhabi (UAE)
2009	1500m	4:15.08	-	May 16, 2009	↑	Tendo (JPN)
2009	5000m	15:12.15	-	May 17, 2009	↓	Tendo (JPN)
2009	10000m	31:53.46	-	Apr 24, 2009	↑	Berkeley, CA (USA)
2009	Semi	1:07:38	-	Oct 11, 2009	↓	Birmingham IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
2008	1500m	4:17.11	-	Sep 28, 2008	↑	Yamagata (JPN)
2008	3000m	9:08.98	-	Apr 19, 2008	↓	Yokohama (JPN)
2008	5000m	14:44.20	-	Oct 26, 2008	↓	Yokohama (JPN)
2008	10000m	31:19.73	-	Apr 27, 2008	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2008	10Kilometr	31:33	-	Nov 30, 2008	↓	Tsukuba (JPN)
2008	Semi	1:07:57	-	Feb 3, 2008	↓	Marugame (JPN)
2007	3000m	8:47.88	-	Oct 21, 2007	↓	Yokohama (JPN)
2007	5000m	15:19.19	-	Apr 7, 2007	↓	Kumamoto (JPN)
2007	10000m	31:39.11	-	Apr 22, 2007	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2007	Semi	1:09:50	-	Mar 11, 2007	↓	Yamaguchi (JPN)
2006	1500m	4:24.87	-	Apr 16, 2006	↑	Yokohama (JPN)
2006	3000m	8:54.90	-	Jun 7, 2006	↓	Fukagawa (JPN)
2006	5000m	15:19.90	-	Oct 1, 2006	↓	Oita (JPN)
2006	10000m	31:18.85	-	Oct 1, 2006	↑	Oita (JPN)
2006	Semi	1:10:00	-	Jul 9, 2006	↓	Sapporo (JPN)
2006	RoadRelay	2:13:35	-	Nov 23, 2006	-	Chiba (JPN)
2005	1500m	4:13.87	-	Aug 21, 2005	↑	Sapporo (JPN)
2005	5000m	15:09.49	-	May 7, 2005	↓	Osaka (JPN)
2005	10000m	32:30.83	-	Apr 24, 2005	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2004	800m	2:05.56	-	Aug 5, 2004	-	Hamayama (JPN)
2004	1500m	4:11.86	-	Jun 19, 2004	↑	Kumagaya (JPN)
2004	3000m	8:55.76	-	Aug 6, 2004	↓	Hamayama (JPN)
2004	5000m	15:25.50	-	Jul 7, 2004	↓	Sapporo (JPN)
2003	1500m	4:17.08	-	Jun 7, 2003	↑	Yokohama (JPN)
2003	3000m	9:08.62	-	Aug 2, 2003	↓	Nagasaki (JPN)
2003	5000m	16:11.32	-	Jul 2, 2003	↓	Sapporo (JPN)

2026

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m-short-track	17:52.46	-	Jan 11	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
5000m-short-track	17:52.46	-	Jan 10	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet

2025

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	36:12	-	Nov 29	Canadian Cross Country Championships, Fanshawe Golf Course, London - XC 10.0km
5Kilometre	17:04	-	Nov 1	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope - 5km
Marathon	2:38:56	-	Sep 21	Marathon Beneva de Montréal, Montréal
Marathon	2:38:02	-	May 25	Tartan Ottawa International Marathon
3000m-short-track	9:32.36	-	Jan 12	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet
1500m-short-track	4:55.02	-	Jan 12	Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet

2024

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:37:17	-	Oct 20	TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
10Kilometr	36:02	-	Jun 15	Under Armour Toronto 10K
Semi	1:22:09	-	Apr 28	Beneva Mississauga Marathon

2019

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:15:39	-	May 12	Half Marathon
20Kilometr	1:10:58	-	May 1	20 km
10Kilometr	34:19	-	Mar 31	10 km

2018

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:41:02	-	Nov 25	La Rochelle Marathon
Semi	1:12:40	-	Mar 25	Milano Stramilano

2017

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:32:00	-	Nov 12	Saitama Marathon, Saitama
Semi	1:21:58	-	Feb 5	Coamo San Blas Half Marathon, Coamo

2015

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:12:15	-	Feb 13	Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon, Ras Al Khaimah

2014

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:26:59	-	Nov 16	Yokohama Women's Marathon, Yokohama
Marathon	2:23:22	-	Apr 21	Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
Semi	1:10:29	-	Mar 16	Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa, Lisboa

2013

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:31:21	-	Nov 17	Yokohama Women's Marathon, Yokohama
Marathon	2:28:53	-	May 12	Praha Marathon, Praha
Semi	1:08:01	-	Apr 7	Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin

2012

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:12:57	-	Jul 8	Nairobi Sotokoto Safari Half Marathon, Nairobi
10Kilometr	33:36	-	May 27	Bangalore Sunfeast World 10K, Bengaluru
10Kilometr	32:12	-	May 20	Jakarta International 10-K, Jakarta
Semi	1:11:07	-	Apr 29	Yangzhou Half Marathon, Yangzhou
Semi	1:08:25	-	Apr 1	Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin

2011

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	33:22	-	Jun 5	Bangalore Sunfeast World 10K, Bengaluru
Marathon	2:24:20	-	Apr 10	Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam
Semi	1:08:32	-	Mar 6	Paris Half Marathon, Paris

2010

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:09:16	-	Jan 7	Abu Dhabi Zayed International Half-Marathon, Abu Dhabi

2009

12 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:07:38	-	Oct 11	Birmingham IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
5000m	15:28.11	-	Sep 26	Okayama
5000m	16:04.57	-	Sep 26	Okayama
10000m	32:50.30	-	Sep 25	Okayama
10000m	33:04.1HT	-	Jun 26	Kenyan Championships, Nairobi
5000m	15:12.15	-	May 17	Tendo
1500m	4:15.08	-	May 16	Tendo
1500m	4:18.85	-	May 16	Tendo
10000m	31:53.46	-	Apr 24	Berkeley Brutus Hamilton Invitational, Berkeley, CA - Invitational Events
5000m	15:23.33	-	Apr 17	Walnut Mt.SAC Relays, Walnut, CA - Invitational Events
Semi	1:07:50	-	Feb 20	Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon, Ras Al Khaimah
Semi	1:10:23	-	Jan 17	Army Half Marathon Ch., Nairobi

2008

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	31:33	-	Nov 30	Tsukuba 10 km, Tsukuba
10000m	30:29.21	-	Nov 23	Yokohama
5000m	14:44.20	-	Oct 26	Yokohama
1500m	4:17.11	-	Sep 28	Yamagata Corporate Ch., Yamagata

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Philes Ongori's 5000 m personal best?

Philes Ongori's 5000 m personal best is 14:44.20, set on Oct 26, 2008 in Yokohama (JPN), #154 on the all-time list.

Which events does Philes Ongori compete in?

Philes Ongori competes in the 5000 m and Half Marathon.

How did Philes Ongori perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 17:52.46, set on Jan 11, 2026 in Track and Field Centre Indoor Track, Toronto (CAN) (i). Last competition: Ontario Indoor Relay Championships and Prep Meet on Jan 11, 2026, 17:52.46.