Diana Sigei Chepkemoi (born 14 October 1987) 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 in

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 ...

s and half marathons. Chepkemoi was born in Kenya in 1987. Her husband Henry and his brother,

Salim Kipsang Salim Kipsang (born 22 December 1979) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. Life Kipsang was born in 1979. Both he and his brother are runners. His brother Henry is married to the road runner Diana ...

, are both runners. She and her husband have a son and they live at

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

. Her coach is the retired Kenyan runner

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and she is the only woman who trains in a group at

Kaptagat Kaptagat is a human settlement in Uasin Gishu County, in the southwestern part of Kenya. This part of the country, where the two counties of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet County share a border, is used by the majority of Kenyan professional l ...

near the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.

Career

In 2010, she took three first places at various distances in Austria, France and the Netherlands. Chepkemoi came to further notice when she won sixth place at the Dubai Marathon and fourth place in the

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in 2011. She took second place in Amsterdam over ten miles in a time of 52:46, and second in Berlin over 25 kilometres.Diana Sepei Chepkemoi
BAA.org, 2013, Retrieved 3 February 2016 In 2012, she was the runner up in both the

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and

Lille Half Marathon The Lille Métropole Half Marathon ( French: ''Semi-Marathon de Lille Métropole'') is an annual half marathon foot race which takes place in Lille, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located i ...

s. She finished fourth in the Amsterdam Marathon and fifth in the

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on a very hot day. In 2013, she was runner up in the Jakarta Marathon and she won the Lille half marathon.Diana Sigei
ARRS, Retrieved 3 February 2016

References

1987 births Living people People from Uasin Gishu County Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners {{Longdistance-athletics-bio-stub