Rose Chelimo (born 12 July 1989) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini
long-distance runner who 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 is the 2017 IAAF world champion. She represented
Bahrain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing eighth in the women's marathon.
Chelimo started competing in professional European road races in 2010. In France that year she was runner-up at the
Paris-Versailles and won the
20K de Paris and
Grand Nancy Half Marathon
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. The following year she won the
Lac d'Annecy Half Marathon. A career breakthrough of 69:45 minutes for the half marathon came in a runner-up finish in
Lille
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. She also won the
Auray-Vannes Half Marathon and was top three at the Paris 20K and
Reims Half Marathon
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.
[Rose Chelimo]
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
In 2012, she began competing a higher profile races, but did not place as highly, though she was second at the
Zwolle Half Marathon
Zwolle Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event held in Zwolle, Netherlands, in June. The race was first held in 2001 and attracts both amateur and professional runners. Over 3000 people took part in the 2008 edition of the race. ...
. She missed the 2013 season but returned in mid-2014 with a string of victories, including the
Alsterlauf,
Bredase Singelloop (in a best of 68:40 minutes) and the Paris 20K. She continued this into 2015 by winning the
Adana Half Marathon,
San Blas Half Marathon and the
Lisbon Half Marathon, winning the latter in a new best of 68:22 minutes.
[ After a win at the České Budějovice Half Marathon, she gained Bahraini citizenship and began competing for that country.][
Chelimo started 2016 with two personal bests. She ran 68:08 minutes for eighth at the ]RAK Half Marathon
Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
History
The first event, in 2007, saw Samuel Wanjiru breaking the world record, but Wanjiru himself set a new world record only a month later in ...
, then won her debut race at the Seoul International Marathon
The Seoul International Marathon, also known as the ''Dong-A Ilbo Seoul Marathon or Seoul Marathon'' is an annual marathon race that takes place in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of two annual races over the 42.195 km classic distance in the ...
, crossing the line in 2:24:14 hours.Loyanae gets course record at the Seoul International Marathon
IAAF (20 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-14. She performed well on her Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games with an eighth-place finish in 2:27:36 hours, while her teammate Eunice Kirwa
Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (born 20 May 1984) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Having switched countries in 2013, she is the Bahraini record holder with 2:21:17 hours for the distance, set in 2017 ...
took the silver.
International competitions
References
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Living people
1989 births
Kenyan female long-distance runners
Kenyan female marathon runners
Bahraini female long-distance runners
Bahraini female marathon runners
Naturalized citizens of Bahrain
Olympic athletes for Bahrain
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain
World Athletics Championships medalists
Asian Games gold medalists for Bahrain
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships winners
Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)