Leah Malot (born July 6, 1972) is a runner from

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. She is known for her long career. She started her international career by winning a gold medal at the

1987 All-Africa Games The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987, to August 12, 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports. From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulti ...

, aged only 15. A decade later she was a constant competitor at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

. Malot competed at the 1987 World Championships, but did not qualify past the 10000 metres heats. At the 1999 World Championships she failed to finish the 10000 metres race. She won 5000 metres at the 2000 ISTAF meeting of

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meeting in

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timing 14 minutes, 39.83 seconds, a new African Record. The previous African record, 14:40.19 was set by

Zahra Ouaziz Zahra Ouaziz ( ar, زهرة واعزيز) (born December 20, 1969 in Oulmes) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner. She was the African record holder at 3000 metres and 5000 metres. Career Ouaziz broke the 5000 metres African Record i ...

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in 1998, while the previous Kenyan record, 14:46.41 was held by

Rose Cheruiyot Rose Jelagat Cheruiyot (born 21 July 1976) is a runner from Kenya. She competed in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is married to Ismael Kirui. The couple completed an unusual double, when they both wo ...

since 1996. However, Malot failed at the Kenyan trials for the

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. Malot won 3000 metres at the 2002 IAAF Super Grand Prix event in

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. She won Kenyan trials for the 2003 World Championships, but eventually did not compete in Paris. The same year she won IAAF Grand Prix 5000 metres at the

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meeting She won the 1998

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race in the

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. and 2003

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. At the

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, she finished second in 2003 and 2004. She used to hold the 3000 metres African indoor record. On the cross country circuit, she won twice consecutively at the

Oeiras International Cross Country The Oeiras International Cross Country (''Portuguese: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras'') is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal. Established in 2000, it is usually held in mid-November and is traditional ...

meeting and narrowly missed out on a third win in 2003, finishing second but with the same time as

Merima Denboba Merima Denboba (born 21 August 1974 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. Denboba won the 2003 Oeiras International Cross Country, beating two-time champion Leah Malo ...

. Malot is still active as of 2009. She finished 6th at the 2008

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, 5th at the 2009

, 7th at the 2009

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, 6th at the 2009

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and 5th at the 2009 Singapore Marathon.IAAF, December 6, 2009
Injured Kibet shatters Singapore record
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malot Leah 1972 births Living people Kenyan female long-distance runners African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Kenyan female cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games 20th-century Kenyan women 21st-century Kenyan women