Salina Kosgei

Salina Kosgei

Salina Kosgei on the way to winning the 2009 Boston Marathon near half way point in Wellesley.
Born 16 November 1976 (1976-11-16) (age 35)
Nationality Kenyan
Occupation Long-distance runner

Salina Jebet Kosgei (born November 16, 1976 in Simotwo, Keiyo District) is a long distance runner from Kenya. She is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has competed at the Olympics and has won various marathons, including the 2009 Boston Marathon.

Contents

Career

She began her athletics career while at Simotwo Primary School. She moved on to Kapkenda Girls High School and won several national high school titles in heptathlon, 800 metres and 200 metres. She graduated in 1993 and was subsequently recruited by the Kenya Prisons Service.[1]

She competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, finishing fifth over 800 metres. After giving birth to her first child in 1996, she decided to try longer distances.[1]

Kosgei won women's 10,000 metres race at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Her time, 31:27.83, was a new Commonwealth Games Record (still in force after the 2010 Games).

She competed at the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura, Spain, but did not finish better than 41st. Kosgei competed for Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in marathon, finishing tenth.

On April 20, 2009 she won the Boston Marathon timing 2:32:16, a second ahead of Dire Tune of Ethiopia.[2] She attempted to defend her title the following year but the honours went to Teyba Erkesso as Kosgei finished in third place.[3]

Personal life

She is married to hurdler Barnabas Kinyor. They have two sons and a daughter, Job, Billy and Ruth, born in 1990, 1996 and 2001, respectively [4]. Their son Job Kinyor is a 800 metres runner, who managed to finish fourth at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in 2011 [5].

Achievements

Major international competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South korea 8th 800 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Vancouver, Canada 5th 800 m [6]
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1st 10,000 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 19th 10,000 m 32:09.15
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 10th Marathon 2:29:28

Road races

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2004 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:24:32
2005 Prague International Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st Marathon 2:28:42
Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach, VA, USA 2nd Half marathon [7]
2006 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 1st Half marathon 1:07:52
Singapore Marathon Singapore 1st Marathon 2:31:55
2007 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:23:31
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:24:13
2008 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 1st Half marathon 1:12:29
Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 1st Half marathon
2009 Boston Marathon Boston, USA 1st Marathon

References

  1. ^ a b IAAF, August 23, 2003: 'Focus on Africans' - women's 10,000m, Kosgei and Kidane
  2. ^ Golen, Jimmy (April 20, 2009). "Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei win at Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/running/articles/2009/04/20/theyre_off_at_the_boston_marathon_1240214440/. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 
  3. ^ Morse, Parker (2010-04-19). Cheruiyot smashes Boston record with 2:05:52 sizzler - Boston Marathon report. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  4. ^ World Majors Marathon profile
  5. ^ Daily Nation, July 16, 2011: As expected, Rudisha easily books ticket
  6. ^ 1994 Commonwealth Games Womens Results
  7. ^ IAAF website, September 5, 2005: Kidane makes successful debut, while Mwangi sets course record - Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

External links