Emmaculate Anyango
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| Full name | Emmaculate Anyango Achol | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 2, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross Country Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:24.91 (Nairobi, 2023) 3000m: 9:29.84 (Nairobi, 2019) 5000m: 15:22.80 (Nerja, 2023) 10000m: 32:51.58 (Maia, 2023) 10km (road): 28.57 (Valencia, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Emmaculate Anyango Achol (born 2 April 2000) is a Kenyan cross country runner.[1]
Early life[edit]
From Kericho County, she has a brother and four sisters. She is a member of the Luo people. She attended school in the Rift Valley She moved to Iten to train in athletics and began to be coached by Ken Rotich.[2][3]
Career[edit]
She was U20 African Championships 3000m silver medallist in 2019 in Abidjan.[4][5]
In January 2023, she won the Discovery Kenya Cross Country Championship.[6] She won the 10,000 metres at the Meeting Gala Fernanda Ribeiro in May 2023, in Portugal.[7][8]
She ran 28.57 at the 2024 10K Valencia Ibercaja in January 2024, becoming the second woman ever to run a 10km event in less than 29 minutes. Her compatriot Agnes Jebet Ngetich became the first to do so in the same race, as she broke women’s 10km world record.[9][10] In February 2024, she won the Sirikwa Cross Country Classic in Eldoret.[11][12]
She was runner-up to Agnes Ngetich at the Kenyan cross country trials on 2 March 2024 and was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Serbia,[13] where she finished fourth, winning team gold with Kenya.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Emmaculate Anyango". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Lagat, Justin (20 March 2024). "Anyango's time to shine as she targets Belgrade and Paris". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (28 March 2024). "Kenya's new athletics gem Emmaculate Anyango on beating stereotypes: 'Talent is universal'". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "'I am their father' – young Anyango shares family responsibility as she aims for Olympic Games glory". pd.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Rotich, Bernard (March 19, 2024). "Emmaculate Anyango: The unlikely distance running champion targeting a global title". Nation.Africa. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Newly crowned Discovery champion Anyango credits coach for incredible win". Athletics.Kenya.or.ke. January 30, 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Meeting Gala Fernanda Ribeiro". World Afhletics. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Kipkorir, Tony (7 February 2024). "Olympic Games hopeful Emmaculate Anyango names her role model". Sportpesanews. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Kipkorir, Tony (6 February 2024). "Kenya's highly-rated Emmaculate Anyango introduces man behind her successful career". Sportpesanews. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Rutto, Stephen (March 28, 2024). "Kenya hoping to defend World Cross Country title in Belgrade". tnx.africa. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Mwambodze, Mkalla (February 6, 2024). "High-Flying Anyango Sets Sights On A Podium Finish In Paris, Belgrade". Citizen.digital. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Ebenyo and Anyango claim top honours at Sirikwa Classic". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 27, 2024). "Who, what and when guide: World Cross Country Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2024). "Chebet reigns supreme as GB captain Donnelly leads by example". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2024.