Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi

Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (born 13 January 1992) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. She won gold at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and 2011 All-Africa Games, and bronze at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics. As of June 2015, her personal best time of 9:00.01 ranks her 3rd on the world all-time list.[1]

Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi
Hyvin Jepkemoi in 2015
Personal information
Born (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
2015 Beijing3000 m steeplechase
2017 London3000 m steeplechase
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo3000 m steeplechase
African Championships
2012 Porto Novo3000 m steeplechase

Career

Early in her career, Jepkemoi competed in a variety of events; her main event was the 5000 metres, in which she placed fifth at the 2011 Kenyan Championships.[2][3] At the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo she competed in both the 5000 metres and an event completely new to her, the 3000 metres steeplechase;[2] she placed fourth in her main event but won an unexpected gold in the steeplechase, running 10:00.50 and outkicking Ethiopia's Hiwot Ayalew to win Kenya's first athletics gold medal at the Games.[2][3]

In 2012 Jepkemoi started concentrating on the steeplechase and her times improved; her best time that year was 9:23.53, which she ran at the Gugl Games in Linz.[3] She scored her first IAAF Diamond Race points with a third place at Weltklasse Zürich after Sofia Assefa, the original winner, was disqualified for a lane violation.[4][5] At the Kenyan Championships Jepkemoi placed second and gained selection for the African Championships in Porto Novo, where she won bronze despite falling at the water jump.[6][7] At the Kenyan Olympic Trials, however, she only placed fifth and failed to qualify for the Olympic team.[8] Track & Field News ranked Jepkemoi ninth in the world for 2012, her first top ten ranking.[9]

In 2013 Jepkemoi only placed fourth at the Kenyan Championships but third at the World Championships Trials, qualifying for the Kenyan team to the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.[3][10] At the World Championships, she placed sixth with a new personal best time of 9:22.05;[3] she ended the year ranked seventh in the world, up two places from the previous year.[9] In 2014 Jepkemoi's best race was at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting, where she ran 9:22.58 and narrowly won ahead of Morocco's Salima Alami.[3][11]

Jepkemoi opened 2015 with a near-personal-best of 9:22.11 at the Doha Diamond League meeting, placing third behind Virginia Nyambura and Ayalew.[12] In her next Diamond League meeting, the Golden Gala in Rome, she improved her personal best by almost seven seconds and won in a meeting record 9:15.08, defeating both Nyambura and Ayalew.[13] Three days later she was runner-up to Nyambura at the British Grand Prix in Birmingham, her third consecutive Diamond Race points finish.[3]

As of 8 June 2015, Jepkemoi's personal best in the 3000 m steeplechase (9:15.08) ranks her 19th on the world all-time list.[3] In the 2016 Rio olympics, she secured silver medal with a timing of 9:07.12 mins.

References
  1. "Spikes: Hyvin Kiyeng Born to Steeple | Spikes powered by IAAF". spikes.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. Watta, Evelyn (14 September 2011). "Debutant steeplechaser grabs Kenya's first Athletics Gold". Sports News Arena. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. Tilastopaja profile for Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi
  4. "Diamond Race Standings" (PDF). IAAF Diamond League. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. Ramsak, Bob (30 August 2012). "Assefa DQ gives Chemos series victory". IAAF. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. Pilipili, Oscar (17 June 2012). "Jepleting for Benin". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. Watta, Evelyn (2 July 2012). "African Championships: Kenya sweep medals in mens' 5000m, Yego picks Javelin gold". Sports News Arena. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. Mutuota, Mutwiri (23 June 2012). "Rudisha runs 1:42.12 at altitude – Kenyan Olympic Trials". IAAF. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. "World Rankings — Women's Steeple" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  10. "49 get Moscow nod after killer Trials". capitalfm.co.ke. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  11. Mutuota, Mutwiri (18 June 2014). "Kenya: Ndiku, Jepkemoi Dazzle in Ostrava". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  12. Mutuota, Mutwiri (15 May 2015). "Rabbit Nyambura steals Doha steeple victory". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  13. Mutuota, Mutwiri (5 June 2015). "Yego drops another NR; Kiyeng rules". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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