Joyce Chepchumba (born 6 November 1970 in Kericho) is a long distance

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

from

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

, who won a bronze medal in marathon at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

Achievements

*1995 ** Tilburg Ten Miles winner ** Parelloop 10Kwinner Arrs.net
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London Marathon The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to Oct ...

winner *1998 **

Chicago Marathon The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the seven World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is one of the largest races by number of fini ...

winner *1999 **London Marathon winner **Chicago Marathon winner ** Berlin Half Marathon winner **

Great North Run The Great North Run (branded the AJ Bell Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shie ...

winner *2000 ** Tokyo International Women's Marathon winner **

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list ** Berlin Half Marathon winner *2001 ** Berlin Half Marathon winner *2002 **

New York City Marathon The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 fini ...

winner *2004 **

Lisbon Half Marathon EDP Lisbon Half Marathon is an annual international half marathon competition which is contested every March in Lisbon, Portugal. It carries IAAF Gold Label Road Race status. The men's course record of 57:31 was set by Jacob Kiplimo in 2021, which ...

winner ** Berlin Half Marathon winner

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chepchumba, Joyce 1970 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners London Marathon female winners Olympic athletes for Kenya Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya Chicago Marathon female winners New York City Marathon female winners Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan female cross country runners