Jemima Sumgong

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Jemima Sumgong
Track & field
EventMarathon
Coached byClaudio Beradelli[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:20:41[1]
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Marathon
Updated on 15 August 2016.

Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (born 21 December 1984) is a Kenyan

long-distance runner specialising in marathon
races.

She has won the

2016 Olympic Games, at age 31, she won the marathon in warm conditions with a time of 2:24:04, becoming the first female winner from Kenya
since women's marathon was introduced to the Olympics in 1984.

Sumgong is currently serving a 8 year ban (until 2027) from athletic competitions after she was tested positive for the banned substance EPO, fabricated her medical records and lied about her whereabouts after the positive test.

Career

Early career

Hailing from the

Utica Boilermaker in July and, that November, she ran the fastest ever half marathon in Trinidad and Tobago, winning a race in Saint Augustine in 1:12:08.[9][10]

Sumgong's first marathon came at the

Kenyan Armed Forces in 2009. Taking a break from running, she married Noah Talam (another Kenyan marathon runner) and the couple later had a daughter in 2011. Having missed the 2009 season, she returned in 2010 and was runner-up at the San Blas Half Marathon, fifth at the Berlin Half Marathon and fifth at the San Diego Marathon.[9]

After the birth of her daughter, Sumgong made a successful return in December 2011 at the Castellón Marathon, which she won in a personal best of 2:28:32.[14]

2012

Sumgong was seventh at the highly competitive Kenyan Cross Country Championships at the start of 2012.[15]

At the

Philadelphia Half Marathon, taking third place.[18]

2013

Sumgong was much improved at the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon, as she won the race in a time of 2:23:27 – bettering her previous mark by over six minutes.[19] She lowered her personal best for a second time in 2013 – to 2:20:48 – in finishing second to her training partner Rita Jeptoo at the Chicago Marathon.[20]

2014

Sumgong finished in fourth place at the Boston Marathon in her fastest ever time of 2:20:41 (the downhill and point-to-point nature of the Boston course means that her time is not considered as a personal best).[21] Later in the year, she finished second at the New York City Marathon, losing a close battle with compatriot Mary Keitany, whose winning margin of three seconds equalled the narrowest in race history.[22]

2016

On 24 April, she won the London Marathon with the time of 2:22:58. The event was notable as she fell during the run, but still managed to finish ahead of the rest of the field. On 14 August 2016, she won a gold medal in the Rio Olympics with a time of 2:24:04. Sumgong's 2016 Olympic gold medal is Kenya's first gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon.[23]

Doping case

Sumgong was to defend her title at the

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Kenya, announced on April 6, 2017.[24] She was eventually suspended for 4 years on it was announced on 7 November 2017 and her ban would start from 3 April 2017 which is when she was provisionally suspended. Her doping ban was eventually doubled to 8 years and re-started in January 2019 after it was deemed that she had lied and fabricated her medical records, ruling her out of international competitions until 2027.[25] This was her second doping ban in 5 years after she tested positive in 2012 also.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Elite athletes (PDF). USA: Chicago Marathon. 2014. p. 86. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "Mohamed beats Munich medalists, as 36,000 runners take part in Gothenburg Half Marathon". IAAF. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ Monti, Dave (1 June 2011). Ogden Newspapers Classic Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  5. ^ Post, Marty (2 June 2008). Maggie Valley Moonlight 8 km. ARRS. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. ^ Get in Gear 10 km. ARRS (3 May 2011). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  7. ^ Cleveland 10 km. ARRS (18 May 2009). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  8. ^ Leydig, Jack (25 July 2011). Wharf to Wharf 6 mile. ARRS. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  10. ^ All-Comers Records- Half Marathon ARRS (10 December 2011). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  11. ^ Kahugu, Jelagat Win New Las Vegas Marathon. Running USA/Cal Track (15 December 2006). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  12. ^ Butcher, Pat (28 October 2007). "Kigen defends with sub-2:08, Kraus surprises – Frankfurt Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  13. ^ Cruz, Dan (1 June 2008). "Wangai, Gromova win 2008 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon". IAAF. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  14. ^ Maratón Ciudad de Castellón Results, New For Both Men And Women. Run Infinity (13 December 2012). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  15. IAAF
    . Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  16. ^ Morse, Parker (16 April 2012). "Korir and Cherop the best as warm weather slows Boston". IAAF. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  17. ^ Ndanyi, Mathews (10 September 2012). "Ban rescinded". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Biwott and Cherop dominate at Philadelphia Half Marathon". IAAF. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  19. IAAF
    . Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  20. ^ Monti, David (13 October 2013). "Kimetto smashes course record, Jeptoo cracks 2:20 in Chicago". IAAF. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  21. ^ Morse, Parker (21 April 2014). "Jeptoo breaks course record with third Boston victory while Keflezighi ends US drought". IAAF. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  22. ^ Morse, Parker (2 November 2014). "Kipsang and Keitany win at the New York Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  23. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Sumgong wins women's marathon Gold At Rio Olympics 2016". OmRiyadat English. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Rio Olympic marathon champion Sumgong fails drugs test: IAAF". Reuters. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  25. ^ "Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong's doping ban doubled to eight years". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  26. ^ "Jemima Sumgong: Four-year doping ban for Olympic marathon champion". BBC Sport. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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