Caroline Chepkorir Kwambai (born 9 September 1975) is a Kenyan former

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 competed in

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...

competitions. Her greatest international honour was a team gold at the

2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on 7 October 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run immediately before that year's Bristol Half Marathon. A total of 200 athletes, 125 men and 75 women, from 52 countries took part. D ...

, where she finished twelfth. She also won a team gold as a junior athlete at the

1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior ...

. She holds a

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

personal best of 2:28:47 hours, set during her runner-up finish at the 2003 Amsterdam Marathon. Kwambai was a frequent competitor in European road races and won several high profile half marathons, including: the Paris Half Marathon,

Prague Half Marathon The Prague Half Marathon (known as the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Spring on the city streets of Prague, Czech Republic, first held in 1999. It ...

Great Scottish Run The Great Scottish Run is a series of mass-participation road running events, held annually in the streets of Glasgow, Scotland in October. The event began as a full marathon in 1979, but later changed to a weekend of shorter events. The weekend ...

and Zwolle Half Marathon. She was also the 2003 winner of the

BIG 25 Berlin The BIG 25 Berlin (german: 25 km von Berlin) is an annual road running competition over 25 kilometres that takes place in Berlin, Germany in early May. The competition was created in 1981 by the French Forces in Berlin stationed in West Berl ...

and

Fifth Third River Bank Run The Amway River Bank Run is an annual road running race hosted by Amway in U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the month of May. The 25K run was created and first held in 1978 by Old Kent Bank as the Old Kent River Bank Run and continued under ...

races over 25 kilometres. She competed in a dozen marathons in her career. She was in the top three at the

Prague International Marathon The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International Marathon (PIM) and Volkswagen Prague Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to become a si ...

in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, she was runner-up at the

Turin Marathon The Turin Marathon ( it, Maratona di Torino Gran Premio La Stampa) is an annual marathon race which takes place in Turin, Italy in November. History The first edition of the modern race was held in 1987, although other marathon competitions have ...

and third at the

Singapore Marathon The Singapore Marathon is an annual international marathon race which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race. History The first competitive marathon in Singapore was held o ...

. Her sole marathon win was at the lower level Kassel Marathon in Germany in 2012.Caroline Kwambai

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. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.

International competitions

Circuit wins

: 2008 *

: 2003 * La Lagarina Half Marathon: 2010 * Paris Half Marathon: 2007 *

: 2006 * Cordoba Half Marathon: 2005 *

: 2003 * Zwolle Half Marathon: 2002 * Gironingen Half Marathon: 2002 * Wurzburger Residenzlauf: 2003 * Zwitserloot Dak Run: 2002

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

– 4:22.08 min (1990) *

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 ...

– 15:56.30 min (2003) *

10K run 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...

– 31:28 min (2001) * Half marathon – 69:45 min (2001) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:28:47 (2003)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwambai, Caroline Living people 1975 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners