Susan Sirma (born May 26, 1966) is a retired

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n middle-distance runner best known for winning a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, becoming the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at World Championship or Olympic level. Sirma also won two gold medals over this distance at the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

, in fact the only times the 3000 metres was staged at the Games. In 1991 she also won the 1500 metres, her championship record still standing. She attended the Singore Girls Secondary School in

Iten Iten is a town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya. Iten serves as the capital and is the largest town in the county. The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar. ...

. Later, she shifted her base to

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. . Fellow Kenyan-born runners Sally Barsosio and

Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat (born 1 May 1974) is a Dutch professional long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherland ...

are her cousins.Running Times Magazine, May 2006
Lornah - Inventing Herself and a Better World
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1966 births Living people Kenyan female middle-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Olympic female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya World Athletics Championships medalists Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub