Caroline Kwambai
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics
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Representing  Kenya
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IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
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2001 Bristol | Team |
Caroline Chepkorir Kwambai (born 9 September 1975) is a Kenyan former
long-distance runner who competed in road running competitions. Her greatest international honour was a team gold at the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where she finished twelfth. She also won a team gold as a junior athlete at the 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[1] She holds a marathon personal best of 2:28:47 hours, set during her runner-up finish at the 2003 Amsterdam Marathon.[2]
Kwambai was a frequent competitor in European road races and won several high profile
Prague International Marathon in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, she was runner-up at the Turin Marathon and third at the Singapore Marathon. Her sole marathon win was at the lower level Kassel Marathon in Germany in 2012.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Cross Country Championships | Aix-les-Bains, France | 4th | Junior race | 14:23 |
| 1st | Junior team | 20 pts | |||
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 11th | 1500 m | 4:22.08 | |
| 2001 | World Half Marathon Championships | Bristol, United Kingdom | 12th | Half marathon | 1:10:27 |
| 1st | Team | 3:28:04 |
Circuit wins
- Fifth Third River Bank Run: 2008
- BIG 25 Berlin: 2003
- La Lagarina Half Marathon: 2010
- Paris Half Marathon: 2007
- Prague Half Marathon: 2006
- Cordoba Half Marathon: 2005
- Great Scottish Run: 2003
- Zwolle Half Marathon: 2002
- Gironingen Half Marathon: 2002
- Wurzburger Residenzlauf: 2003
- Zwitserloot Dak Run: 2002
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 4:22.08 min (1990)
- 5000 metres – 15:56.30 min (2003)
- 10K run – 31:28 min (2001)
- Half marathon – 69:45 min (2001)
- Marathon – 2:28:47 (2003)
References
- ^ Caroline Chepkorir Kwambai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
- ^ Caroline Kwambai. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
- ^ Caroline Kwambai. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
