Priscah Jeptoo

PRISCAH JEPTOO
KENYA

BIRTHDATE:
26 June 1984

PERSONAL BEST:
2:20:14 (London, 2012)

WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

22Aug12 Virgin London Marathon 3rd 2:20:14
27Aug11 IAAF World Championships, Daegu 2nd 2:29:00

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

10Apr11 Paris Marathon 1st 2:22:55
14Nov10 Turin Marathon 1st 2:27:02
25Apr10 Padua Marathon 2nd 2:30:53
08Nov09 Porto Marathon 1st 2:30:40

CAREER NOTES:

In six career marathons Priscah Jeptoo has three first place finishes, two seconds and a third. Her most recent effort was a solid 2:20:14 at London, knocking two minutes off her world record.

Jeptoo had an impressive negative split run at the 2011 World Championships to secure the silver medal.

Jeptoo had a previous strong run in South Korea as she won the Goyang Half-Marathon on March 6 in a personal best 1:10:26. A month later she won the Paris Marathon in 2:22:55, the second fastest time ever run there.