Aliphine Tuliamuk

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Aliphine Tuliamuk
Boston 2014)
  • Half marathon: 1:09:16 (Santa Fe 2013)
  • Marathon: 2:26:18 (New York City 2022)[1]
  • Aliphine Chepkerker Tuliamuk (born April 5, 1989) is a Kenyan-born American long-distance runner.[2] She placed first at the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta and represented the United States at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4][5] Tuliamuk has been a world class athlete since placing 9th in 21:09 at 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race.[6] Tuliamuk ran 33:43 to place 15th at 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[7] Tuliamuk placed 3rd at 2019 Rotterdam Marathon in 2:26:50.

    NCAA

    In college, Tuliamuk was an

    All-American at Wichita State University.[8][9] Tuliamuk became a First Team NCAA Division I All-American
    in cross country and in 2013, the first woman from her village to graduate from college, with a major in Public Health.

    Professional

    In 2013, Tuliamuk set a course record at the Santa Fe Thunder half marathon, with a time of 1:09:16.[10]

    In 2016, she won the

    Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships) defeating Lindsey Scherf, Clara Santucci, Dorothy McMahan, Gladys Kipsoi, and Chirine Njeim.[11][12]

    She also won the 2016 US 20 km championships defeating Emily Sisson, Brianne Nelson, Lindsey Scherf, Sarah Crouch, and Tara Welling.[13]

    For her third national title of the year, she won the 2016 US 5 km championships defeating Emily Sisson, Jordan Hasay, Laura Thweatt, Lindsey Scherf, and Jennifer Rhines.[14]

    In 2017, Tuliamuk won 2017

    ran 33:43 over 10,000 meters.

    Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
    USATF Championships and International Races
    2016
    Fifth Third River Bank Run
    Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st 25,000 meters 1:25:35[15]
    Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
    New Haven, Connecticut 1st 20,000 meters 1:05:47[16][17]
    USATF US 5 km championships
    CVS Health Downtown 5K
    Providence, Rhode Island 1st 5,000 meters 15:22[18]
    2017 USA Cross Country Championships Bend, Oregon 1st 10,000 meters 34:23.5[19]
    USATF 15K run Championship
    Gate River Run
    Jacksonville, Florida 6th 15K run 50:11[20]
    USATF Half marathon Championship
    Columbus Half Marathon
    Columbus, Ohio 3rd Half marathon 1:11:42[21]
    USATF 25 km Championship
    Fifth Third River Bank Run
    Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st 25 km 1:24:35[22]
    USATF
    10 km Championship
    Peachtree Road Race
    Atlanta Georgia
    1st
    10 km
    32:49[23]
    USATF 7 Mile Championship
    Bix 7 Road Race
    Davenport, Iowa 1st 7 Mile 36:30[24]
    USATF
    Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
    New Haven, Connecticut 2nd
    20 km
    1:07:49[25]
    2018 USATF Half marathon Championship
    Pittsburgh Half Marathon
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    1st Half marathon 1:10:04[26]
    Fifth Third River Bank Run
    Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st 25 km 1:25:35[27]
    Atlanta, Georgia
    2nd 10 km 32:29[28][29]
    2019
    Houston Half Marathon
    Houston Texas 12th Half marathon 1:12:03
    Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd Marathon 2:26:50[30][31]
    Bolder Boulder Boulder, Colorado 3rd
    10 km
    33:00[32][33][34]
    2020
    Houston Half Marathon
    Houston Texas 19th Half marathon 1:09:49[35][36]
    2020 United States Olympic Trials
    Atlanta, Georgia
    1st Marathon 2:27:23
    2021 2020 Summer Olympics Sapporo, Japan DNF Marathon N/A
    2022 2022 New York City Marathon New York City, New York 7th Marathon 2:26:18[37]

    References

    1. ^ "Aliphine Tuliamuk is top U.S. Woman at New York City Marathon". November 7, 2022.
    2. ^ Suellentropp, Paul (April 29, 2016). "Former Wichita State star distance runner earns American citizenship | The Wichita Eagle". Kansas.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    3. ^ OlympicTalk (February 29, 2020). "2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials results". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
    4. ^ Futterman, Matthew; Minsberg, Talya (February 29, 2020). "Live Coverage of the Olympic Trials Marathon". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
    5. ^ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon Media Guide" (PDF). Atlanta Track Club. p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
    6. ^ "Aliphine Tuliamuk". HOKA NAZ Elite. January 17, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
    7. IAAF
      . Retrieved September 19, 2017.
    8. ^ Malloy, Mike (June 8, 2012). "Running is athlete's road to aid Kenyans". Espn.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    9. ^ "Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton TEAM: Wichita State LEAGUES: DI, Missouri Valley". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
    10. ^ "A Long Way from Chepkaram to Santa Fe". santafethunder.com. March 23, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
    11. ^ "Top River Bank Run finishers: Who won what". MLive.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    12. ^ "River Bank Run winner Aliphine Bolton is also newly-minted U.S. citizen". MLive.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    13. ^ "News - Emily Sisson Impresses in 20 km Debut with Second at 2016 USATF 20 km Championships". DyeStat.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    14. ^ Eyewitness Sports. "Hill, Tuliamuk win CVS Health Downtown 5K | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News". Wpri.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
    15. MLive.com
      . May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
    16. ^ "USA Track & Field - 20 km Results - Open Women". DyeStat. September 5, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
    17. ^ "2016 Results - USATF 20 km Championships". September 5, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
    18. ^ "USA Track & Field - 5 km Results - Open Women". DyeStat & runnerspace.com. September 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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      . Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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      . July 29, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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      . September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
    26. ^ "USA Track & Field - Half Marathon Results - Open Women". DyeStat & runnerspace.com. May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
    27. ^ "USA Track & Field - 25 km Results - Open Women". DyeStat & runnerspace.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
    28. USATF
      .tv. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
    29. USATF
      .org. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
    30. ^ Aliphine Tuliamuk Rotterdam Remix Hoka One One Northern Arizona Elite
    31. ^ CTolle Run Episode 120: Aliphine Tuliamuk - Maximize the Opportunity Carrie Tollefson
    32. ^ Ethiopia’s Hiwot Yemer wins women’s pro race; American Aliphine Tuliamuk settles for thrid [sic] Daily Camera
    33. Denver Post
    34. ^ NAZ Elite This Week: Dynamic duo of Tuliamuk, Bruce packing big punch Arizona Daily Sun
    35. Houston Half Marathon
    36. Houston Half Marathon
    37. ^ [1] 2022 New York City Marathon

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