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Hellen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei (born September 8, 1968 in
Moiben Moiben is a settlement in Moiben Constituency, of Uasin Gishu County of Kenya's former Rift Valley Province Rift Valley Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the Kenyan ...
) is a retired runner from
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. She won many continental competitions. She competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
aged less than 16 NYC Marathon
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 and at the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. She is also a multiple Kenyan champion. In addition, she was a successful road runner. She won the Peachtree Road Race three times a row (1996–1998) and Dam tot Damloop four times a row (1992–1995). Kimaiyo won
Zevenheuvelenloop Zevenheuvelenloop (''Seven Hills Run'' in English) is an annual 15 kilometres road running race held in Nijmegen, Netherlands. It was first organised in 1984 and has grown to be one of the largest road races in the Netherlands;van Hemert, Wim & T ...
in 1995. She won in 1994. She held the
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for 1500 and 3000 metres. Kimaiyo went to the Singore Girls Secondary School in
Iten Iten is a town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya. Iten serves as the capital and is the largest town in the county. The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar. ...
. She is married to Charles Kipkorir, who is also a former Kenyan runner. Soon after the 1984 Olympics she became pregnant and gave birth to her first child. She had a second child following her 1990 pregnancy.NY Times, July 1, 1992
OLYMPICS: BARCELONA PROFILE; African Women Reach Starting Line
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List of African Games medalists in athletics (women) This is the complete list of African Games medalists in women's athletics from 1965 to 2015. Current Program 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 3000 metres steeplechase 5000 metres 10,000 metres Half m ...
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List of African Championships in Athletics medalists (women) This is the complete list of women's medalists at the African Championships in Athletics from 1979 to 2018. Current program 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 3000 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres 300 ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimaiyo, Hellen 1968 births Living people Kenyan female middle-distance runners Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics African Games silver medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games African Championships in Athletics winners African Cross Country Championships winners