Pamela Chepchumba

Pamela Chepchumba (born March 8, 1979 in Kapsait, West Pokot District) is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running.

Aged only 13, she competed at the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 27th in the junior race. Still at junior level, she participated the 1994 and 1995 edition of IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 7th and 10th, respectively. At the time she took a break in running to concentrate in schooling, where she was lagging. She went to Kapkenda Secondary School in 1997 IAAF, October 10, 2007: [http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=42224.html Focus on Kenya - Pamela Chepchumba] ] .

She was suspended for two years after testing positive for EPO at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Lausanne, Switzerland [BBC Sports, September 5, 2003: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3084110.stm "Kiptanui anger at doping rise"] ] . She had finished sixth but was disqualified Daily Nation, May 28, 2003: [http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/28052003/Sports/Sports24.html "Kenyan tests positive for banned drug"] ] . She returned in 2005 and won the Udine Half Marathon x] .

Her husband Boaz Kimaiyo is also a runner, as is her younger brother Nicholas Koech, who mainly competes in toad races. She has two daughters (as of 2007). She is managed by Federico Rosa and coached by Eric Kimaiyo x] .

Achievements

More achievements

*2001 Heusden International, 5000 metres - 1st b] .
*2005 Udine Half Marathon, Italy - 1st [ [http://www.aims-association.org/results/2005_09.htm AIMS results September 2005] ]
*2005 Nairobi Marathon - 3rd [AIMS: [http://www.aims-association.org/articles/06_Jan_Mar_Nairobi.pdf Running into the heart of Africa] ]
*2006 Paris Marathon - 3rd [ [http://www.aims-association.org/results/2006_04.htm AIMS results April 2006] ]
*2006 Beijing Marathon - 2nd (time 2:34:51) [ [http://www.beijing-marathon.com/en/newsflash/women-2006.html] Beijing marathon 2006 results]
*2006 Lisbon Half Marathon, Portugal - 1st [ [http://www.aims-association.org/results/2006_09.htm AIMS results September 2006] ]
*2007 Milan Marathon - 1st (time 2:25:36, PB) [IAAF, December 2, 2007: [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=42575.html Cheruiyot wins in debut, Chepchumba cruises to personal best in Milan] ]
*2008 Porto Half Marathon - 1st (time 1:10:26) [September 21, 2008: [http://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47807.html Wanjiru, Chepchumba take Half Marathon victories in Porto] ]

ee also

*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References