Julia Mumbi Muraga (born January 25, 1984) is a Kenyan

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who competes in

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races. She is based in

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. She made her marathon debut at the 2006 Beijing Marathon but finished outside of the top ten women. She was fifth at the 2007

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, fourth at the Sapporo Half Marathon, then won that year's Kobe Half Marathon. At the beginning of 2008 she won the

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and came third at the

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. Muraga made her first international appearance for Kenya at the

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and her time of 1:11:11 hours for seventh place was enough to help the Kenyan women to the team silver medals. She was fifth at the 2009

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and represented her country in the women's marathon at the

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, where she finished in twelfth place. She continued focusing on the marathon, coming eighth at the

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and seventh in the Amsterdam Marathon in 2010. She won her first marathon at the 2011 Reims à Toutes Jambes, where she fought off Ethiopian competition to claim the title in a time of 2:29:35 hours. Muraga won the 2014 Cologne Marathon in a time of 2:28:00 hours, but tested positive for EPO post-race. She was stripped of her victory and given a two-year ban from competition.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 13.05.15

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