Lenah Jemutai Cheruiyot (born 1 March 1973) is a Kenyan former

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who competed mainly in

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competitions. Her highest international honour was a team gold medal at the

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in 2002, which she shared for finishing seventh. She competed in events up to the

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distance and set a best of 2:26:00 hours for that event at the 2008

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, where she was placed third. Although her international career was limited, she competed extensively on the professional road circuit and won many high calibre races, including: the

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(twice), the Humarathon,

Lille Half Marathon The Lille Métropole Half Marathon ( French: ''Semi-Marathon de Lille Métropole'') is an annual half marathon foot race which takes place in Lille, France, in early September. First organised by the Association de Promotion des Événements Lil ...

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(twice),

Porto Half Marathon The Porto Half Marathon ( Portuguese: ''Meia-Maratona do Porto'') is an annual half marathon road running event held in Porto, Portugal which follows the River Douro. Known as the Hyundai Porto Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons, the inaugural ...

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, and

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. She had 41 career victories in distance running.Linah Cheruiyot

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. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.

International competitions

Circuit wins

: 2006, 2007 * Humarathon: 2004 *

: 2004 *

: 2005, 2008 *

: 2007 *

: 2002 *

: 2004 *

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: 2002, 2001 *

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: 2002 *

Parelloop Parelloop (''Pearl Run'' in English) is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition usually held in late March or early April in Brunssum, Netherlands. The inaugural edition was held in 1989. In 2009, Micah Kogo broke the List of world record ...

: 2002 *

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: 2001 *

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: 2003 * Sylvestercross: 2002

Personal bests

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

– 15:44.54 min (2001) *

10K run The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of . Also referred to as the 10K road race, 10 km, or simply 10K, it is one of the most common types of road running event, alongside the shorter 5K and longer half ...

– 31:21 min (2002) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

– 68:54 min (2002) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...

– 2:26:00 (2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheruiyot, Lenah Living people 1973 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners