Series XIII Women's Joint Champion

Joyciline Jepkosgei

Series XII Women's Champion

Jepkosgei

Brigid Kosgei

Country
KEN
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Date of Birth
8 DEC 1993
Majors debut
NYC 2019
Personal Best
2:18:40
CAREER
Joyciline Jepkosgei made a startling debut over the marathon distance when she won the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon, getting the better of the three-time AbbottWMM champion and four-time New York winner Mary Keitany.

Jepkosgei’s 2:22:17 was then the third fastest time in the history of the women’s race in New York.

She backed that up with a personal best time of 2:18:40 in Valencia last year when she finished runner-up behind her fellow Series XIII champion Peres Jepchirchir.

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PERSONAL
Jepkosgei is a former member of the Kenya Defence Forces. She is coached by her husband, Nicholas Koech, and has a six-year-old son, Brandon.

Former New York City and Boston Marathon champion and three-time AbbottWMM Series champion Edna Kiplagat is one of Jepkosgei’s most influential role models.

OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2017
Prague Half Marathon
1:04:52 (1st)
2017
Prague Grand Prix 10km
29:43 WR, AR (1st)
2017
Valencia Half Marathon
1:04:21 (1st)
2020
Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
2:18:40 (2nd)
2021
Generali Berlin Half Marathon
1:05:16 (1st)