Catherine Amanang'ole
Kenyan long-distance runner (born 2002)
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Catherine Reline Amanang'ole (born 5 October 2002) is a Kenyan-born long-distance runner. She won a bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[1]
5 October 2002
10,000m: 30:07.42 (Eugene, 2024)
Half marathon: 1:05:39 (Barcelona, 2023)
Marathon: 2:20:34 (Abu Dhabi, 2024)
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| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Catherine Reline Amanang'ole 5 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 16:18.01 (Nairobi, 2018) 10,000m: 30:07.42 (Eugene, 2024) Half marathon: 1:05:39 (Barcelona, 2023) Marathon: 2:20:34 (Abu Dhabi, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Amangang'ole finished fourth at the South American Half Marathon Championships in Buenos Aires on 21 August, 2022.[2] In December 2022, she won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo, Brazil, in a time of 49:39.[3][4]
On 1 October 2023 she completed a Kenyan 1-2-3 at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia by finishing third in the half marathon in a time of 1:07:34, behind compatriots Peres Jepchirchir and Margaret Kipkemboi.[5] In December 2023, she won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo, Brazil once again in a time of 49:54.[6]
In September 2024, she finished third at the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 1:06:09.[7] In December, she won the Abu Dhabi Marathon in 2:20:34.[8] She retained her title the following year, becoming the first woman to have back-to-back victories at the Abu Dhabi Marathon, running 2:21.17.[9]
In January 2026, she was one of a number of athletes, including fellow Kenyan-born distance runner Brigid Kosgei, who had reportedly applied to World Athletics to change international allegiance to Turkey.[10] The applications were declined by World Athletics in April 2026 as "inconsistent with the core principles of the regulations".[11] Later that month, Amanang’ole ran 2:21:20 to place fifth at the 2026 London Marathon.[12]
