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Selah Busienei
KenyaActive- Born
- Dec 27, 1991 (34 years old)
- Birthplace
- Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
- Events
- 10 000 m · 5000 m
Selah Jepleting Busienei (born 27 December 1991) is a Kenyan female middle-distance runner who mainly runs in the 1500 metres. She holds a personal best of 4:06.28 minutes for that event.
Born in Uasin Gishu County, she made her first major appearance at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, reaching the 1500 m final. She was also a finalist at that year's African Championships. She closed the year with a win at the Shoe4Africa 5km. The following year she was selected for Kenya's distance medley relay team at the 2015 IAAF World Relays and (running alongside Joy Nakhumicha Sakari, Sylivia Chematui Chesebe, and Virginia Nyambura Nganga) she helped set an African and Commonwealth record for the event at 10:43.35 minutes for the silver medal behind the American women.
Individual success followed at the 2015 Military World Games, where she claimed 1500 m gold and also placed fifth in the 800 m. Her winning time in the 1500 m of 4:07.58 minutes was also a personal best. Busienei returned at continental level for the 2016 African Championships in Athletics and placed eighth again for the second time running.
As of Oct 31, 2026: 10 000 m 30:26.40 (#60 all-time), 5000 m 14:48.24 (#196 all-time), 2026 season best 32:01.85 (Jun 19, 2026, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN)) · Last competition: Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, Oct 18, 2026, 1:07:01 · Area record (Distance Medley Short Track) · 34 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5000m | 15:36.15 | – | Jun 10, 2026 | Kenya Defence Forces Track and Field Championships |
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 31:56 | – | Jul 4, 2026 | Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race |
| 2026 | 10000m | 32:01.85 | – | Jun 19, 2026 | Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi |
| 2026 | 15Kilometr | 48:31 | – | Jul 12, 2026 | Boilermaker Road Race |
| 2026 | Semi | 1:07:01 | – | Oct 18, 2026 | Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon |
| 2025 | 1500m | 4:22.05 | – | Jun 13, 2025 | Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships |
| 2025 | 5000m | 16:06.6h | – | Jun 11, 2025 | Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships |
| 2025 | 10000m | 33:47.46 | – | Jun 12, 2025 | Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships |