Caroline Chepkwony

Caroline Jepchirchir Chepkwony (born 27 April 1985)nb is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions.

Born in Kapsigoria Village in Kenya's Elgeyo Marakwet county,[1] Chepkwony's first success came at the 2001 African Junior Athletics Championships, where she was the silver medallist in the 5000 metres behind Vivian Cheruiyot.

She did not have the qualifying time to attend the 2004 Athens Olympics, but was selected for the 2004 African Championships in Athletics and won the bronze medal at that competition.

It was that year that she first began to compete in European road races and she won the Spiridon Silvesterlauf, Basler Stadtlauf, Course de l'Escalade, Course du Noël and set a course record at La Corrida Bulloise.

[5][6][7] She continued to mix road races and track running in 2007 and ran for Kenya in both the 800 m and the 1500 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

Chepkwony (centre) competing at the 2012 Berlin Marathon