Susan Chepkemei (born 25 June 1975 in Komol,

West Pokot District West Pokot County is a county of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kapenguria. The county covers an area of approximately 9,169.4 square kilometers and stretches a distance of 132 kilometers from North to South. West Pokot County is border ...

) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the

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and marathon. In 2001, she won the

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and came first in the

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, as well as winning the silver medal in the

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. She won also won the silver medal at the

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in the 10,000 m.

Career

Chepkemei competed at the junior race of

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in 1990 and 1992, finishing 3rd and 16th, respectively. at the adult level, she attended the long race between 1998 and 2001, the best result being bronze medal in 2000. She made her marathon debut at the 1998

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and finished second. She won the Parelloop 10K in race in the

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in 1998 and 2000, and also won the

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with a course record time in 2000.Historique Il était une fois …
. Marseille-Cassis. Retrieved on 2009-10-22. She won the Tilburg Ten Miles race (10 km for women) three times a row (2001-2003) On February 25, 2008, the IAAF imposed a competition ban of 1 year on Chepkemei, making the following statement: "The

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(IAAF) has been informed by

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(AK) that the female athlete, Susan Chepkemei has been found guilty of the following doping violation under IAAF Rules: Presence of the prohibited substance Salbutamol (S3. Beta-2 Agonists) in her doping control sample (IAAF Rule 32.2a). This doping violation relates to an IAAF out-of-competition doping control conducted on 10.09.07 in Nairobi, KEN." Chepkemei was given the

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medication Salbutamol by her doctor after she became pregnant and developed pneumonia; as a result, the ban was reduced to one year. She began her comeback in early 2009.Daily Nation, February 7, 2009
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Marathon achievements

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chepkemei, Susan 1975 births Living people People from West Pokot County Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female marathon runners Doping cases in athletics Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Kenyan female cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games