Janeth Jepkosgei

Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei ( born December 13, 1983 in Kabirirsang at Kapsabet ) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who became world champion in the 800 - meter dash as the first athlete of their country.

In high school, she focused on the 400 - meter hurdles, but since this discipline was not offered at the national qualifying heats for the World Junior Championships 1999, they launched more than 800 meters and qualified as a Second. At the Junior World Championships in Bydgoszcz, however, she left out in the flow. After further successes in youth competitions 2001, 800 -meter Olympic champion Paul Ereng to her as a coach at.

In 2002, she won at the Junior World Championships in Kingston. Their victories time of 2:00,80 min meant 2002 40th place in the annual global leaderboard. In 2005 she improved her personal best to 1:57,82 min and finished second in the annual global leaderboard sixth place.

In March 2006, she won at the Commonwealth Games in Melnbourne. In 1:57,88 min it was before Kenya Sinclair (JAM ) and Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ ). On July 11, she won the sports festival in Lausanne with a new national record of 1:56,66 min before and Zulia Calatayud Mutola (CUB ). In the Africa Championships in August in Mauritius, she won in 2:00,64 minutes before Mutola and before Nouria Merah - Benida ( ALG). After this victory, they also represented Africa at the World Cup, where they lost to Zulia Calatayud, against which she had a week earlier lost at the World Athletics Final. Her time of Lausanne led to the world's annual Fame in 2006.

In Osaka at the 2007 World Championships she ran away already in the flow and the semi-finals from the top and revealed that she wants to make every race from the top. In the final on 28 August 2007, she ran again from the top and put the first round back in 56.16 seconds. She kept her pace through almost to the end and won the world title with a new Kenyan national record of 1:56,04 min. The medals won behind her with Hasna Benhassi (MAR ) and Mayte Martínez ( ESP) two runners who had not even tried to go along their pace, but at the end still had power for a spurt.

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Jepkosgei won the silver medal in 1:56,07 min. Together with her ​​compatriot Pamela Jelimo went Jepkosgei from the start in the lead, at the end Jelimo won in 1:54,87 minutes before Jepkosgei and Benhassi.

2011 Jepkosgei won at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu with a time of 1:57,42 min the bronze medal in the 800 meters.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she was in the squad of the Kenyan team and finished third in the Olympic 800 -meter final in 8th.

Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei is 1,67 m tall and weighs 47 kg. She comes from the same village as the running Stars Wilfred Bungei and Wilson Kipketer. Your trainer is currently Claudio Berardelli, her manager Federico Rosa.

Bests

  • 800 m: 1:56,04 min 28 August, 2007, Osaka
  • 1000 m: 2:37,98 min, 28 August 2002 Rovereto
  • 1500 m: 4:11,91 min, September 8, 2004, Rovereto
Summer Olympic Games 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2006 African Championships in Athletics 2010 African Championships in Athletics 2006 IAAF World Cup 2010 IAAF Continental Cup 2006 Commonwealth Games 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics Kingston, Jamaica Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Kenia Sinclair Maria Mutola Middle-distance running#1000 m Ana Fidelia Quirot Caster Semenya
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