Tegla Loroupe

Tegla Loroupe Chepkite ( born May 9, 1973 in Kapsait ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who set a world record in the marathon aufstellte twice, three times became world champion in the half marathon and achieved many victories in major city marathons.

Tegla Loroupes father had five wives, and so she grew up with 24 siblings. When she was seven years old, she had the morning 10 km to school and afternoon run back home. She also began in their school to participate in school competitions. Loroupe was about 800 meters and 1500 meters and was discovered quite successful in these races. She got out of her family only by her mother support.

The Kenyan athletics federation they are not promoted at first, but after their victory at a major cross-country running, this changed. In 1994, she immediately won the New York City Marathon. The highlight of her career is the victory in 1999 at the Berlin Marathon in a world record time of 2:20:43. At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, she launched the 10,000 m and the marathon, but was struck by food poisoning and not successful in both disciplines.

Loroupe is athlete ambassador of development organization Right to Play.

Achievements

  • Medalist at the Goodwill Games in the 10,000 m: 1994 in St. Petersburg, 1998 in New York City
  • Bronze in the 10,000 meters at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg and at the 1999 World Championships in Seville
  • New York City Marathon: winner 1994, 1995, 1998 Third
  • Rotterdam Marathon: winner 1997, 1998 (world record ), 1999
  • Berlin Marathon: winner 1999 ( world record), Second 2001
  • Winning the London Marathon (2000), the Rome Marathon (2000), the Lausanne Marathon ( 2002 track record ), the Cologne Marathon (2003) and the Leipzig Marathon (2004, course record )
  • Three times world champion in the half marathon (1997-1999)
  • Owner of the current world records over 20,000 m ( 1:05:26.6 ), 25,000 m ( 1:27:05.9 ) and 30,000 m ( 1:45:50.0 )

Awards

Sports

  • Four times World Sportswoman of the Year in the road race
  • Abebe Bikila Award
  • Award " Heroes Of Running" New York Marathon 2007

Social Commitment

  • Georg von Opel Prize " The silent victor " ( Georg von Opel Foundation)
  • Eve " Woman Of The Year" ( Eve -Verlag Nairobi )
  • Award of the International Women's Run Wien 2006 ( awarded by the organizer)
  • Sports Medal of the state of Hesse ( highest award of the country for the sports persons)
  • Nomination " athletes with heart " German Sports Press Ball 2007

Volunteerism

  • President of the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation
  • Official Ambassador for the World Athletics Association of Athletics Federations ( appointed in 2006 )
  • Personal Member NOK Kenya
  • Ambassador of the development aid organization Oxfam since 2007
  • Official UNICEF ambassador ( appointed in 2006 )
  • Ambassador of the World Cricket Association and voluntary organizations, Right To Play
  • Special Olympics ( Sports competitions for disabled people)
  • World Vision ( children's charity )
Long-distance running Cross country running New-York-City-Marathon Berlin-Marathon 1995 World Championships in Athletics 1999 World Championships in Athletics Rotterdam-Marathon London-Marathon Lausanne-Marathon Leipzig-Marathon
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