Violah Jepchumba (born 23 October 1990) is a Kenyan born

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from Bahrain who competes in

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events up to the

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distance. She is the current Asian Record holder in the half-marathon (established 01 April 2017) with a winning time of 1:05:22. In 2016, at Praha, she ran a personal best of 1:05:51, which then ranked her as the third fastest woman ever. She began competing internationally in 2014 and was runner-up in her first European outing at the

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. That year she won a series of lower-level German road races, including the

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, as well as the Route du Vin Half Marathon in Luxembourg. In the 2015 season she improved her half marathon best to 1:11:46 at the

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, was runner-up at the Kärnten Läuft, then won the

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in a new best of 1:09:29.Viola Chepchumba

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. Retrieved on 2016-04-03. Jepchumba raised her status with a win at the

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in January 2016, beating athletes including world medallists Helah Kiprop and Hyvin Kiyeng, and elite marathon runner Jemima Sumgong. She entered the Prague Half Marathon and delivered far beyond expectations with a winning time of 1:05:51. This was the fourth fastest time ever recorded for the distance. Only Florence Jebet Kiplagat and

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. She is the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she pla ...

had run faster at that point. She extended her win streak at the

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later that month. She tested positive for

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(EPO) in drug tests in August and September 2017 and received a four-year ban for doping.Sabuni Khwa Sabuni (2018-09-05)
Viola Jepchumba banned for using EPO
''Daily Sport'' (Kenya). Retrieved 2020-05-25.

Circuit wins

: 2016 - 1st place; time 1:08:18 * Prague Half Marathon: 2016 - 1st place; time 1:05:22 *

Half Marathon: 2016 - 1st place; time 1:08:01 *

: 2016 - 1st place; time (unknown) *

: 2015 - 1st place; time 1:09:29 *Laayoune Half Marathon: 2015 - 1st place; time 1:12:35 *Casablanca Memorial Rahal 10K: 2015- 1st place; time 32:09 * Route du Vin Half Marathon: 2014 - 1st place; time 1:13:20 *

10K: 2014 - 1st place; time 32:21

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jepchumba, Violah Living people 1990 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics 21st-century Kenyan women 21st-century Kenyan people

Circuit wins

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