Nelly Jepkosgei (born 14 July 1991) is a Kenyan-born female middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.

Career

She originally competed for Kenya, running at the

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and the

2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ...

, but now competes for Bahrain. A dispute between the national bodies resulted in Jepkosgei being ineligible to run for Bahrain until March 2021, and she failed to represent her nation of birth at the

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, despite being selected. She holds personal bests of 1:58.96 minutes for the 800 m and 4:00.99 minutes for 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 Athletic ...

. She also holds the Kenyan national record for the

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

with her time of 2:35.30 minutes. She has won three times on the IAAF Diamond League circuit, taking wins at the Memorial Van Damme in 2013, and

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and the

Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat is an annual track and field competition at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2008. Its name ...

in 2019.

Doping violation and ban

In 2021, Jepkosgei received a three year competition ban due to tampering with anti-doping procedures. She admitted that she had faked documents relating to a car accident to explain her abscene from testing.

International competitions

Circuit wins

;800 metres * IAAF Diamond League **

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IAAF World Challenge The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). First held in 2010, it replaced the IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Super Grand Prix ...

** Nanjing World Challenge:

Personal bests

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

: 53.8 (2017) * 800 metres: 1:58.96 (2018) *

: 2:35.30 (2018) *

: 4:00.99 (2018) * Mile run: 4:25.15 (2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jepkosgei, Nelly 1991 births Living people Kenyan female middle-distance runners Bahraini female middle-distance runners African Games competitors for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics