Loice Chemnung
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22 February 1997
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| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | Loice Chemnung 22 February 1997 Kenya |
| Occupation | Long-distance runner |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon, 10 km, 10,000 metres |
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Loice Chemnung (born 22 February 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in both road and track events. She is the 2025 Kenyan 10,000 m national champion and a former African Games bronze medallist. She has recorded world-class times across the 10 km, half marathon, and marathon distances.
In 2014, Chemnung finished fifth in the 5000 m at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[1] The following year, she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the African Games in Brazzaville.[1]
After transitioning to road racing, she became one of Kenya’s emerging distance specialists. In 2024, she ran 29:57 at the Paderborn 10 km and later that year claimed victory at the tRUNsylvania 10K in Brașov.[2] In March 2025, she won the Málaga Half Marathon in 1:05:46,[1] one of the fastest half marathon times by a Kenyan woman that season.
At the national level, Chemnung captured the 10,000 m title at the 2025 Athletics Kenya Championships, winning in rainy conditions in 31:39.09.[3] Earlier that year, she expressed her goal of representing Kenya at the World Championships in Tokyo.[4]
Chemnung made her marathon debut at the 2025 Chicago Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label event, finishing fourth in 2:18:23 — the fastest debut by a Kenyan woman that year.[5]