Angelina Kanana (born 16 December 1965) is a retired

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

from

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, who represented her native country at the

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in the women's marathon race. There she finished in fifteenth place in the overall-rankings. Kanana set her personal best (2:27:24) in the classic distance on 30 April 1995 in

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* 1965 births Living people Kenyan female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Frankfurt Marathon female winners Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya 20th-century Kenyan sportswomen {{kenya-athletics-bio-stub