Dorcus Ewoi (born 1999), also spelled Dorcas Ewoi, is a Kenyan

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based in the United States and specializing in the

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. She finished 5th at the

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before turning pro with Puma. In 2024, she defeated Olympic gold medallist Athing Mu to win the Holloway Pro Classic

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Silver meeting.

Career

Ewoi initially ran for the South Plains Lady Texans track and field team in the

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from 2018 to 2020. She won the 2019 NJCAA Division I indoor championships in the

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and the outdoor championships in the 1500 m. Before the

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suspended American college athletics, she repeated as NJCAA indoor mile champion in 2020. After transferring to the Campbell Fighting Camels track and field program, Ewoi qualified for the

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and

in the 800 m. At the 2022 edition, she ran 2:03.17 in her semifinal and did not advance to the finals. At the 2023 championships, Ewoi advanced to the finals and placed 5th with a 2:02.13 clocking, advancing from the chase pack in the final stretch. In 2024, Ewoi signed as a professional with the Puma Elite Running club and improved her 800 m best from 2:01.12 to 1:58.19. She won the 2024

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Olympic Development 800 m and beat the reigning Olympic gold medallist Athing Mu to win the Holloway Pro Classic in Florida in July 2024.

Personal life

Ewoi is one of 9 siblings born in

Kitale, Kenya Kitale is a town in the north west of Kenya, in the former Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley province, between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills. It has an elevation of around . Its population was as of 2019. It is the location of Kitale A ...

, where she attended St. Francis Girls High School. Her relatives are

Turkana people The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana County in northwest Kenya, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east, Pokot, Rendille and Samburu people to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-w ...

from Northern Kenya. At

Campbell University Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, Scho ...

, she intended to major in

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. Ewoi is

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Statistics

Personal best progression

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