Jane Jepkosgei Kiptoo (born 8 August 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who mainly competes 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 ...

events, up to the marathon distance. She was a team silver medallist in the short race at the

2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', ...

– her only international selection for Kenya. She also competed 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 ...

in the 2008 season and was third in the 3000 metres at the

2008 IAAF World Athletics Final The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008. A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting poi ...

, and also eight in the 5000 metres in a lifetime best time of 15:03.80 minutes. She began competing in European road races in 2000. Her achievements include wins at the

Groet Uit Schoorl Run Groet is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 11 km northwest of Alkmaar. History The village was first mentioned between 1130 and 1161 as "in Grothen", and means "land ...

(2003), U.S. 10K Classic (2003), Stadsloop Appingedam (2003),

Humarathon The Humarathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place between Ivry-sur-Seine and Vitry-sur-Seine in France every Easter Weekend (usually April). First held in 1986,Civai, Franco et al (2012-04-16)Humarathon Association of ...

(2008) and Stramilano (2010). She has had top three finishes at the Zwitserloot Dak Run,

Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale The Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale is an annual half marathon which follows a course from Marseille to Cassis in France during the last weekend in October. It has the silver label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events and is thus among the ...

, Olomouc Half Marathon, Puy-en-Velay 15K,

Crim Festival of Races The Crim Festival of Races is an annual road running event with several races and walking events. The original distance was and is the marque race as "The Crim" with its infamous Bradley Hills and blue line to keep runners on course. The Crim has ...

Lisbon Half Marathon EDP Lisbon Half Marathon is an annual international half marathon competition which is contested every March in Lisbon, Portugal. It carries IAAF Gold Label Road Race status. The men's course record of 57:31 was set by Jacob Kiplimo in 2021, whi ...

, and Cooper River Bridge Run. Kiptoo made her debut over the marathon distance in 2013 and won the

Geneva Marathon The Harmony Geneva Marathon for UNICEF is an annual marathon running event held in Geneva, Switzerland. It draws about 9,100 participants every May. Apart from the marathon, there is also a half marathon, a Relay Marathon, a 20 km Handbike a ...

in 2015 and 2016. In 2008 she won the Aranda de Duero Cross de la Constitucion and Cross Internacional de Soria cross country races in Spain.Jane Kiptoo
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-04-24.

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiptoo, Jane 1982 births Living people Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Kenyan female marathon runners