Rose Chelimo
 Chelimo at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Bahraini | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Half marathon, Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 10 km – 32:04 (2011) Half marathon – 68:08 (2016) Marathon – 2:22:51 (2017)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rose Chelimo (born 12 July 1989) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini
Chelimo started competing in professional European road races in 2010. In France that year she was runner-up at the
In 2012, she began competing a higher profile races, but did not place as highly, though she was second at the Zwolle Half Marathon. She missed the 2013 season but returned in mid-2014 with a string of victories, including the Alsterlauf, Bredase Singelloop (in a best of 68:40 minutes) and the Paris 20K. She continued this into 2015 by winning the Adana Half Marathon, San Blas Half Marathon and the Lisbon Half Marathon, winning the latter in a new best of 68:22 minutes.[3] After a win at the České Budějovice Half Marathon,[5] she gained Bahraini citizenship and began competing for that country.[3]
Chelimo started 2016 with two personal bests. She ran 68:08 minutes for eighth at the
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | Marathon | 2:27:36 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, UK | 1st | Marathon | 2:27:11 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia
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1st | Marathon | 2:34:51 |
| 2019 | World Championships
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Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Marathon
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2:33.46 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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– | Marathon | DNF |
References
- ^ Rose Chelimo. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
- ^ Rose Chelimo Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Rose Chelimo. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
- ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (10 September 2011). Kenyan sweep honours in Auray-Vannes race. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ^ Favourites Cheroben and Chelimo triumph at the Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon. IAAF (6 June 2015). Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ^ Loyanae gets course record at the Seoul International Marathon. IAAF (20 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
External links
- Rose Chelimo at World Athletics
- Rose Chelimo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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