Irene Jelagat (born 10 December 1988) is a Kenyan

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specializes in the

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 Athle ...

. She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, with a personal best time of 4:08.88 minutes, and finished fifth at the 2008 African Championships. Jelegat represented Kenya in the 1500 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but did not progress beyond the heats stage. She competed at the 2009 World Championships, but she fell and did not advance past 1500 metres heats. She came fifth at the

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010. Bidding and organisation ...

with a personal best run of 4:09.57 minutes. She improved upon this with a run of 4:07.45 minutes for third place at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011.Gordon, Ed (2011-02-06)
Oliver, Alamirew post scintillating marks in Stuttgart
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.

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1988 births Living people Kenyan female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics record holders (relay) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya 20th-century Kenyan women 21st-century Kenyan women {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub