Stacy Ndiwa of Kenya at the 2018 African Athletics Championships

Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa (born 6 December 1992) is a Kenyan female

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competes across cross country,

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and

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disciplines. She was a gold medallist at the

2008 Commonwealth Youth Games The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games (Hindi: 2008 कॉमनवेल्थ यूथ गेम्स), officially known as the III Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Pune 2008, a regional sporting event that was held from 12 to 18 O ...

in the

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and was a team silver medallist at the

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in 2015, where she was fifth individually. She was also a bronze medallist in the 1500 m at the

2011 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships were held at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger ...

. Ndiwa competed for the

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team, and won the team championships in the

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in 2013 and the cross country championship in 2015. She won the Tuskys Wareng Cross Country in 2012. Her

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debut came at the 2014

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meet. Though she was only seventh at that meet, she had success at lower level meets, with wins at the Meeting Citta di Padova,

Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern The Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern (English: Top Athletics Lucerne) is an annual track and field meet that takes place in Lucerne, Switzerland. First held in 1987, the meeting usually takes place in July at Stadion Allmend. Meeting records Men ...

and

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. On the roads, she won the Giro Podistico di Pettinengo and the São Silvestre de Luanda.Stacy Ndiwa

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. Retrieved 2018-02-09. Sixth place at the

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in 2015 brought her her first senior international selection for the world event. After a two-year gap in racing, she returned in 2017 focused on road running, being runner-up at the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon and Zwolle Half Marathon. She set a personal best of 1:09:09 hours for the event at the

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, where she was fourth. She closed the year with a win at the Houilles 10K.Guillon, Quentin (2017-12-31)
Wanders and Ndiwa triumph at Houilles 10km
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Personal bests

– 4:06.10 min (2014) *

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– 8:30.54 min (2014) *

– 15:15.14 min (2014) *

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– 31:27 min (2017) * Half marathon – 1:09:09 (2017)

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndiwa, Stacey Chemkemboi Living people 1992 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games African Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Kenyan women 21st-century Kenyan people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games