DIana Sigei

DIANA SIGEI
KENYA

BIRTHDATE:
14 October 1987

PERSONAL BEST:
2:26:53 (Dubai, 2011)

WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

16Apr12 Boston Marathon 5th 2:35:40

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

16Oct11 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 4th 2:28:56
21Jan11 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 6th 2:26:53

CAREER NOTES:

Diana Chepkemoi Sigei made her marathon debut in Dubai last year with a solid sixth-place 2:26:53. In the fall she finished fourth in Toronto. Also in 2011, she was runner up at the ten-mile Dam tot Damloop in Amsterdam, in a personal best 52:46; fourth at the Lille Half Marathon in 1:10:42; third at the Nice Half Marathon; second at the Berlin 25K, in a personal best 1:26:14; and third at the Le Puy-en-Velay 15K in a personal best 51:13.

PERSONAL NOTES:

Sigei is married to Henry Kipsang, a 2:17 marathoner, and is sister-in-law to Salim Kipsang, the winner of the 2005 Paris and 2009 Tokyo Marathons. Her husband encouraged her to start running after the birth of the couple’s son.