Jackline Maranga

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Jackline Maranga (born December 17, 1977 in Nyanturago, Kisii) is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, being the only athlete to do so. She is perhaps best known for winning the 1500 metres gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She is also a world champion in cross-country running as she won the women's short course at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Maranga is married to Tom Nyariki.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	1500 metres
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	800 metres
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	2nd	1500 metres
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	1500 metres
	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	1500 metres
1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	1st	Short race
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	3rd	1500 metres
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	4th	1500 metres
	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	1500 metres
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	2nd	1500 metres
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	1500 metres

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Jackline Maranga

• Pace Sports Management
• Okoth, Omulo. "A Kenyan XC legend - Jackline Maranga", IAAF, 18 March 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-20. 

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sonia O'Sullivan	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Short Course 1999	Succeeded by Kutre Dulecha