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Priscah Jeptoo

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Priscah Jeptoo (born 26 June 1984) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She has won marathons in New York, Paris, Turin, and London and has a best time of 2:20:14 for the distance. She was the runner-up in the marathon at both the World Championships in Athletics in 2011 and the 2012 London Olympics. She ranks third all-time over the half marathon distance with her best of 66 minutes and 11 seconds (and 65:45 minutes on the Great North Run downhill course). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Priscah Jeptoo is the 4,005th most popular athlete (down from 3,871st in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 94th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Priscah Jeptoo ranks 4,005 out of 6,025. Before her are Vadims Vasiļevskis, Juris Šics, Mark Breland, Dimitri Peters, Milan Aleksić, and Son Tae-jin. After her are Martin Sinković, Cheng Ming, Yarisley Silva, Tonique Williams-Darling, Maude Charron, and Johan Petersson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Priscah Jeptoo ranks 752. Before her are Zlatko Horvat, Yukiya Arashiro, Dimitri Peters, Walter Montillo, Zach Woods, and Lindsay Ellingson. After her are Edina Gallovits-Hall, Baron Corbin, Gaizka Toquero, Serey Dié, Jymmy França, and Geílson de Carvalho Soares.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Priscah Jeptoo ranks 103 out of 150. Before her are Stella Mwangi (1986), Patrick Sang (1964), Geoffrey Kamworor (1992), Ismael Kirui (1975), Paul Tanui (1990), and Asbel Kiprop (1989). After her are Rose Chelimo (1989), Pamela Jelimo (1989), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Julius Yego (1989), and Victor Wanyama (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Priscah Jeptoo ranks 75. Before her are Brimin Kipruto (1985), Patrick Sang (1964), Geoffrey Kamworor (1992), Ismael Kirui (1975), Paul Tanui (1990), and Asbel Kiprop (1989). After her are Rose Chelimo (1989), Pamela Jelimo (1989), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Julius Yego (1989), and Janeth Jepkosgei (1983).

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