Alice Aprot Nawowuna (born 2 January 1994) is a Kenyan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competes mainly in

track running Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

and

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

competitions. She is the sister of former world champion

Joseph Ebuya Joseph Ebuya (born 20 June 1987) is a Kenyan professional runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and was the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships champion. Early life and career Ebuya is a rare example of a runner representing the Tur ...

.Mills, Steven (2014-11-23)
Cherono finds her form in Soria as Cheruiyot returns – cross-country round-up
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17. She was the gold medallist in the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host aw ...

, where she also won

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

bronze. She was a bronze medallist at the

2014 African Cross Country Championships The 2014 African Cross Country Championships was the third edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 16 March at the Kololo Golf Course in ...

Career

Aprot emerged on the Kenyan cross country running circuit as a teenager. She made her international debut at the age of sixteen, coming ninth in the junior race of the

2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held at Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 28 March 2010. It was the first time in over twenty years that Poland hosted the annual championships, having previously held them in Warsaw i ...

.Alice Aprot Nawowuna
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17. Among a strong

field at the

2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics ...

, she took the bronze medal behind future world medallists

Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba Keneni (Oromo language, Oromo: ''Ganzabee Dibaabaa Qananii''; Amharic: ገንዘቤ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian Middle-distance running, middle- and Long-distance running, long-distance runner. A 150 ...

and

Mercy Cherono Mercy Cherono Koech (born 7 May 1991) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. She is a two-time world junior champion in the 3000 metres (2008, ...

. The event marked a change for Aprot, who wore spikes rather than going barefoot as she previously had, but she managed a personal best of 15:17.39 minutes. She made her debut on the

IAAF Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...

series that year, coming fifth at the

DN Galan BAUHAUS-galan, formerly known as DN-Galan is an annual, international athletics meeting that takes place at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm. Previously it was one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events until 2010, and has since been part of th ...

.Alice Aprot
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2016-01-17. Aprot was less successful in the 2011 season, managing only fifth in the junior race at the

2011 African Cross Country Championships The 1st African Cross Country Championships was an international cross country running competition for African athletes which was held on 6 March 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. Organised by the Confederation of African Athletics, it marked the ...

. She missed the remainder of the season and only returned to regular competition in 2014, the same year she entered the senior ranks. Her first senior medal came at the

, where she was an individual bronze medallist and a team gold medallist. She placed fifth at the Kenyan World Championships trials event, but this earned her selection for both the 5000 m and

events at the

. She excelled at that event, setting an African Games record of 31:24.18, beating compatriot Gladys Chesire. She was also a 5000 m bronze medallist, completing a Kenyan podium sweep with

Margaret Chelimo Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (born 9 February 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the silver medal for the 5000 metres at the 2019 World Championships, and a bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 World Championships. Kipkemboi took ...

and

Rosemary Wanjiru Rosemary Monica Wanjiru (born 9 December 1994) is a Kenyan professional female long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2015 African Games, and represented her country at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, fin ...

. She began the 2016 season with wins at the

Campaccio The Campaccio is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. Organised by the ''Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese'' (Sangiorgese Sports Association), the event attracts participation fr ...

and

Antrim International Cross Country The Antrim International Cross Country, formerly the Belfast International Cross Country, is an annual cross country running meeting which takes place every January in Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is one of the IAAF's cross country permit meeti ...

meetings. At the Rio 2016 Olympics Aprot came in fourth place in the 10,000m, Aprot was responsible for the extremely fast pace that helped

Almaz Ayana Almaz Ayana Eba ( om, Almaaz Ayyanaa Eebbaa; am, አልማዝ አያና ኤባ, born 21 November 1991) is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olymp ...

break the world record, and Aprot set a personal best time of 29:53.51 which marks her as the fifth fastest 10,000m runner of all time behind the three athletes who beat her in the Olympic final and

Wang Junxia Wang Junxia (; born January 19, 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016. Her best years lay ...

of China. At the

2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremoni ...

Kampala, Uganda Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

Aprot came second to her fellow Kenyan,

Irene Chepet Cheptai Irene Chepet Cheptai (born 4 February 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and field, track and cross country running. She was the gold medallist at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 2017 World ...

. Aprot won the team gold as Kenya secured positions 1-6 in the senior women's race. Also in 2017 she competed in the

10,000 m The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

at the 2017 World Championships, placing 4th with a time of 31:11.86.

International competitions

Circuit wins

Tuskys Wareng Cross Country The Tuskys Wareng Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in November near Eldoret in Kenya. The name is derived from the sponsor, Tuskys Supermarket, which is based in Wareng County. The event was inaugurated ...

: 2014, 2015Sabuni, Emmanuel (2015-11-22)
Aprot, Bett shine at Tuskys Wareng cross country championships
Sports News Arena. Retrieved on 2016-01-17. *

: 2016 *

: 2016

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aprot, Alice Living people 1994 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Olympic female long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya African Cross Country Championships winners

Career

International competitions

Circuit wins

See also

References

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