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Selly Chepyego Kaptich

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Selly Chepyego Kaptich

KENWomen

Birth dateOct 3, 1985

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Sally Chepyego Kaptich (Japanese: シェリー・チェピエゴ; born 3 October 1985) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes mainly in track and road running events She established herself at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2001, winning the 3000 metres title.

She moved to Japan several years later to compete for the Kyudenko running team She has won several corporate track running titles for the team.

Chepyego has twice represented Kenya as a senior athlete: first at the 2006 International Chiba Ekiden, where she broke an African record, and then at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, where she placed seventh in the 10,000 metres Chepyego is currently part of the NN Running Team, an international team of elite long-distance runners managed by Global Sports Communication in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Key facts

Marathon

2:20:03

Half Marathon

1:07:52

2026 season best

1:11:12

Jun 13, 2026 · Zwolle (NED)

2026 season best

Last competition

Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle

Jun 13, 2026 · 1:11:12

Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle

Record

Area record · Road Relay 2:13:35

Age

40 years old

As of Sep 16, 2026: Marathon 2:20:03 (#98 all-time), Half Marathon 1:07:52 (#250 all-time), 2026 season best 1:11:12 (Jun 13, 2026, Zwolle (NED)) · Last competition: Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle, Jun 13, 2026, 1:11:12 · Area record (Road Relay) · 40 years old

PB

Personal bests

4:18.6HT

8:51.1HT

15:06.26

31:22.11

1:07:52

2:20:03

15:29

51:28

32:13

2:13:35

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	Semi	1:11:12	-	Jun 13, 2026	↑	Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle
2025	10000m	32:59.83	-	May 17, 2025	↑	68th Kyushu Corporate Athletics Championships, Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
2025	Semi	1:11:08	-	May 11, 2025	↑	Sendai Intemational Half Marathon, Koshin Gom Athlete Park, Sendai
2025	Marathon	2:23:40	-	Mar 16, 2025	↑	Zurich Marató Barcelona
2024	Marathon	2:22:46	-	Apr 14, 2024	↑	NN Marathon Rotterdam
2023	Marathon	2:20:03	-	Mar 19, 2023	↑	Zurich Marato Barcelona, Barcelona
2022	Marathon	2:23:11	-	Oct 30, 2022	↑	Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
2020	Marathon	2:21:42	-	Mar 1, 2020	↑	Tokyo Marathon
2019	Semi	1:08:30	-	Feb 10, 2019	↑	eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona
2019	Marathon	2:21:06	-	Sep 29, 2019	↑	BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Berlin
2018	Marathon	2:23:15	-	Oct 28, 2018	↑	Ljubljana Marathon, Ljubljana
2016	1500m	4:19.42	-	Apr 2, 2016	↓	Kisii (KEN)
2016	5000m	16:14.3h	-	Mar 19, 2016	↓	Nakuru (KEN)
2015	5000m	15:13.73	-	Nov 29, 2015	↓	Kitakyushu (JPN)
2015	10000m	32:03.96	-	Sep 25, 2015	↑	Gifu (JPN)
2015	Semi	1:08:17	-	Dec 23, 2015	↑	Okayama (JPN)
2015	Marathon	2:26:43	-	Feb 22, 2015	↑	Tokyo (JPN)
2014	5000m	15:08.31	-	Nov 29, 2014	↓	Nagasaki (JPN)
2014	10000m	31:28.07	-	Apr 20, 2014	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2014	Semi	1:07:52	-	Mar 29, 2014	↑	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
2013	5000m	15:17.47	-	May 19, 2013	↓	Kitakyushu (JPN)
2013	10000m	31:22.11	-	Aug 11, 2013	↑	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
2013	Semi	1:08:24	-	Dec 23, 2013	↑	Okayama (JPN)
2012	5000m	15:18.01	-	May 12, 2012	↓	Nobeoka (JPN)
2012	10000m	31:33.76	-	Sep 21, 2012	↑	Fukuoka (JPN)
2012	10Kilometr	32:29	-	Dec 23, 2012	↑	Okayama (JPN)
2011	5000m	15:10.53	-	Jun 29, 2011	↓	Shibetsu (JPN)
2011	10000m	31:27.98	-	Jun 25, 2011	↑	Fukagawa (JPN)
2011	Semi	1:09:58	-	Dec 23, 2011	↑	Okayama (JPN)
2010	3000m	8:51.1h	-	Jun 12, 2010	↑	Fukuoka (JPN)
2010	5000m	15:20.72	-	May 23, 2010	↓	Saga (JPN)
2010	5Kilometre	16:23	-	Oct 3, 2010	↓	Omuta (JPN)
2010	10Kilometr	32:13	-	Dec 23, 2010	↑	Okayama (JPN)
2010	15Kilometr	51:28	-	Nov 7, 2010	-	Baringo (KEN)
2009	5Kilometre	15:52	-	Jun 20, 2009	↓	Kassel (GER)
2009	10Kilometr	33:41	-	Sep 6, 2009	↑	Düsseldorf (GER)
2009	Semi	1:15:27	-	Jun 28, 2009	↑	Hamburg (GER)
2007	5Kilometre	15:29	-	Jan 6, 2007	↓	Miyazaki (JPN)
2007	10000m	31:39.84	-	Apr 22, 2007	↑	-
2006	5000m	15:06.26	-	Sep 30, 2006	↓	Isahaya (JPN)
2006	RoadRelay	2:13:35	-	Nov 23, 2006	-	Chiba (JPN)
2004	1500m	4:18.6h	-	Jun 17, 2004	↓	Nairobi (KEN)
2004	3000m	9:36.5h	-	May 29, 2004	↑	Eldoret (KEN)
2001	3000m	9:09.95	-	Jul 14, 2001	↑	Debrecen IAAF World Youth Championships, Debrecen
2001	5000m	16:45.6h	-	Apr 21, 2001	↓	Kisumu (KEN)
2001	10000m	36:02.6h	-	Apr 21, 2001	↑	Kisumu (KEN)
2000	5000m	15:49.7h	-	Sep 22, 2000	↓	Nairobi (KEN)
1999	10000m	33:48.8h	-	Jul 2, 1999	↑	Nairobi (KEN)

2026

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:11:12	-	Jun 13	Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle
Semi	1:12:15	-	May 10	Sendai International Half Marathon
Semi	1:13:20	-	Apr 26	Gifu Half Marathon

2025

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	DNF	-	Nov 30	Shanghai Marathon, Shanghai
Marathon	2:38:49	-	Aug 31	Hokkaido Marathon, Sapporo
10000m	32:59.83	-	May 17	68th Kyushu Corporate Athletics Championships, Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
Semi	1:11:08	-	May 11	Sendai Intemational Half Marathon, Koshin Gom Athlete Park, Sendai
Marathon	2:23:40	-	Mar 16	Zurich Marató Barcelona

2024

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	DNF	-	Dec 1	Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich
Marathon	2:29:40	-	Oct 20	TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Marathon	2:22:46	-	Apr 14	NN Marathon Rotterdam

2023

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:21:55	-	Nov 26	Shanghai Marathon
Marathon	2:27:09	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
Marathon	2:20:03	-	Mar 19	Zurich Marato Barcelona, Barcelona

2022

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:23:11	-	Oct 30	Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
Marathon	2:30:50	-	Apr 17	Seoul Marathon

2020

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:21:42	-	Mar 1	Tokyo Marathon

2019

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:21:06	-	Sep 29	BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Berlin
Marathon	2:23:53	-	Apr 14	Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris
Semi	1:08:30	-	Feb 10	eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona

2018

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:23:15	-	Oct 28	Ljubljana Marathon, Ljubljana
Marathon	2:38:16	-	Apr 29	Hamburg Marathon

2016

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:19.42	-	Apr 2	Kisii
5000m	16:14.3HT	-	Mar 19	Nakuru

2015

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:08:17	-	Dec 23	Okayama Sanyo Half Marathon, Okayama
5000m	15:13.73	-	Nov 29	Kitakyushu
5000m	15:21.14	-	Sep 27	Gifu
10000m	32:03.96	-	Sep 25	Gifu
Marathon	2:26:43	-	Feb 22	Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo
Semi	1:09:43	-	Jan 25	Osaka Half Marathon, Osaka

2014

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	15:08.31	-	Nov 29	Nagasaki Time Trial, Nagasaki
5000m	15:14.45	-	Oct 12	Yamaguchi
10000m	31:38.54	-	Oct 10	Yamaguchi
5000m	15:37.92	-	May 18	Kitakyushu Kyushu Jitsugyodan Ch., Kitakyushu
5000m	15:15.80	-	Apr 29	Hiroshima Oda Memorial, Hiroshima
10000m	31:28.07	-	Apr 20	Kobe Hyogo Relays, Kobe
Semi	1:07:52	-	Mar 29	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

2013

9 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:08:24	-	Dec 23	Okayama Sanyo Half Marathon, Okayama
10000m	32:06.14	-	Sep 20	Kumagaya Japanese Corporate Ch., Kumagaya
10000m	31:22.11	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
10000m	31:22.11	-	Aug 11	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
10000m	33:45.81	-	Jul 13	Nairobi Kenyan World Ch. Trials, Nairobi
5000m	15:17.47	-	May 19	Kitakyushu Kyushu Jitsugyodan Ch., Kitakyushu
5000m	15:38.27	-	May 5	Tokyo Seiko Golden Grand Prix, Tokyo
10000m	32:00.02	-	Apr 21	Kobe Hyogo Relays, Kobe - Invitational Events
5000m	15:42.81	-	Apr 6	Kumamoto Kanaguri Memorial, Kumamoto

2012

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	32:29	-	Dec 23	Okayama Sanyo 10 km, Okayama
5000m	15:32.37	-	Sep 22	Fukuoka Japanese Corporate Team Championships, Fukuoka
5000m	15:52.97	-	Sep 22	Fukuoka Japanese Corporate Team Championships, Fukuoka
10000m	31:33.76	-	Sep 21	Fukuoka Japanese Corporate Team Championships, Fukuoka

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Selly Chepyego Kaptich's Marathon personal best?

Selly Chepyego Kaptich's Marathon personal best is 2:20:03, set on Mar 19, 2023 in Barcelona (ESP), #98 on the all-time list.

Which events does Selly Chepyego Kaptich compete in?

Selly Chepyego Kaptich competes in the Marathon and Half Marathon.

How did Selly Chepyego Kaptich perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 1:11:12, set on Jun 13, 2026 in Zwolle (NED). Last competition: Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle on Jun 13, 2026, 1:11:12.