Valentine Kipketer
Valentine Jepkorir Kipketer (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan
long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon and marathon distances. She has won marathons in Mumbai and Amsterdam and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
. She has personal bests of 2:23:02 hours for the marathon and 1:08:21 hours for the half marathon.
Kipketer first emerged in
FBK Games, came third at the 4 Mijl van Groningen and was in the top ten at the Zevenheuvelenloop.[4]
Her breakthrough came the following year with her transition into
New Delhi Half Marathon, but this was only enough for seventh in a very competitive field.[7] She opened 2012 with a win at the Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut.[8] Her only other outing that year was a debut over the marathon distance – she was leading at the half way point but faded in the second half, ending fifth with a time of 2:28:02 hours.[9]
Kipketer won her first marathon race at the beginning of 2013, taking the title at the Mumbai Marathon in a personal best of 2:24:33 hours. Although she was only fourth at the Berlin Half Marathon, she was selected for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. She faltered on her international debut, dropping out of the World Championship marathon. The Amsterdam Marathon saw a revival in her fortunes as she won the major race with a new best time of 2:23:02 hours, although she expressed disappointment at not having run faster.[10]
References
- ^ Hendrix, Ivo (2008-02-18). Dejaeghere the dominant winner at Diekirch Eurocross. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Okoth, Omulo (2009-02-14). New faces emerge in Rift Valley as soldiers make good in Nairobi - Kenyan Provincial Championships round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Kisorio wins in Eldoret and has hopes for Amman XC. IAAF (2009-01-25). Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Valentine Kipketer. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Wenig, Jörg (2011-04-03). Teenagers triumph at Berlin Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ 2011 Women's Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2011-11-27). In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Michiels, Paul et al. (2012-01-23). Hannut Cross. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2012-01-23.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (2012-04-29). Dawit again sub-2:06 as course records tumble in Hamburg. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Chebet breaks Amsterdam course record with third victory in a row. IAAF (2013-10-20). Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
External links
- Valentine Kipketer at World Athletics at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-10-26)