Isabella Bosibori Ochichi (born October 28, 1979, in Kisii District) from

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

was the

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, e ...

winner in the final of the women's 5,000 meter race at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

. She finished in a time of 14:48.19, about 2.5 seconds behind the winner,

Meseret Defar Meseret Defar Tola ( Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...

. In 1997, aged 17, she competed in France for her first overseas races. She was selected to represent Kenya at the

2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on 7 October 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run immediately before that year's Bristol Half Marathon. A total of 200 athletes, 125 men and 75 women, from 52 countries took part. ...

, where she finished eighth. She competed at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

between 2002 and 2006, the best result being short race bronze medals in 2002 and 2005. In March 2006 she won the same distance at the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...

. In April the same year she won the silver medal in the team competition at the World Cross Country Championships, having finished 10th in the short race, a distance in which she won bronze medals in 2002 and 2005. Although at the peak of her career, Ochichi stopped running professionally in 2006. She returned to competition seven years later in 2013. On her comeback race at the

Prague Half Marathon The Prague Half Marathon (known as the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Spring on the city streets of Prague, Czech Republic, first held in 1999. It ...

she placed third with a time of 1:09:21 hours (one of her fastest times). She remarked, "After all these years I am very happy to be here. I expected to run well, but I did not think about achieving a third place". She won the

Göteborgsvarvet Göteborgsvarvet () is an annual half marathon running competition in Gothenburg, Sweden (often called the Gothenburg Half Marathon in English). It is the largest annual running competition in the world in terms of entries, with its 62,000 ent ...

half marathon in May. A debut over the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

distance followed that October and she managed to take fifth place at the high-profile

Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon (branded TCS Amsterdam Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road race has a Platinum Label from World Athletics. During the event, there ar ...

, setting her personal best at 2:31:38 hours.Chebet breaks Amsterdam course record with third victory in a row
IAAF (2013-10-20). Retrieved on 2013-10-24. She is married to David Maina, who is also a runner and competes in road racing. She is managed by Gwenaël Vigot and coached by Veronique Billat.

References

External links

* *IAAF
Focus on Africa - Isabella Bosibori Ochichi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ochichi, Isabella 1979 births Living people Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Kenya Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan female cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games 21st-century Kenyan women