Doris Changeywo

Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Silver	2010 New Delhi	10,000 m

Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo (born 12 December 1984 in Chebyuk, Mount Elgon District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 10,000 metres and cross country running.

She began to enjoy success in athletics in 2006, becoming the East African cross country champion and winning at the first Shoe4Africa Women's 10km race.^[1] She gained her first major title at the 2007 Military World Games, winning the 10,000 metres gold medal. The following year she came third at the Kenyan cross championships and gained selection for the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished in fourth place and helped Kenya to the women's team silver medal. She was the winner of the 2008 edition of the Great Ireland Run and also won the Würzburger Residenzlauf that year.^[2]

At the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, she ran over 10,000 m and took fifth place.^[3] Changeywo represented Kenya at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October and won the silver medal, finishing as runner-up to compatriot Grace Momanyi. She made her debut over the half marathon at the Delhi Half Marathon two months later, where she came tenth in a time of 1:10:40.^[4]

She ran at the Cross Internacional Zornotza in January the following year and came second behind Pauline Korikwiang.^[5] She missed out on a place on the World team that year, finishing ninth at the trials,^[6] but was selected to compete at the 2011 African Cross Country Championships instead. She took the bronze medal as part of a Kenyan medal sweep with Mercy Cherono and Viola Kibiwot.^[7] In April, she won the Würzburger race with a 10K best of 31:26 minutes and then ran a half marathon best of 1:08:49 hours in Rabat. On the track she claimed the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2011 Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, beating fellow Kenyan Lineth Chepkurui to defend her title. Turning to the roads again, she won the Porto Half Marathon and then was the runner-up behind Aselefech Mergia at the Great South Run 10-miler in October.^[8][9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
2007	Military World Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	10,000 m
2008	World Cross Country Championships	Edinburgh, Scotland	4th	Senior race
			2nd	Team competition
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	2nd	10,000 m
2011	African Cross Country Championships	Cape Town, South Africa	3rd	Senior 8 km
	2011 Military World Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	10,000 m

Personal bests

• 5000 metres - 15:18.01 min (2008)
• 10,000 metres - 31:31.01 min (2008)
• 10 km (road) - 31:26 min (2011)
• Half marathon - 1:08:49 hrs (2011)

References

1. ^ Okoth, Omulo (2006-01-06). Changeywo takes inaugural Shoe4Africa Women's 10km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
2. ^ Race History. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
3. ^ 2010 African Championships. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
4. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-11-21). Mergia recaptures women’s crown, Mutai foils Ethiopian sweep at Delhi Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
5. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-01-07). Ebuya dominates in Amorebieta. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
6. ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (2011-02-19). Mutai and Masai take hard fought wins in Nairobi; reigning World champs Ebuya and Chebet won't defend. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-07.
7. ^ Ouma, Mark (2011-03-07). Cherono and Mwangangi victorious at inaugural Africa Cross Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-07.
8. ^ Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-09-18). Tadese under one hour in Oporto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-04.
9. ^ Martin, David (2011-10-30). Komon and Mergia take convincing victories in Portsmouth. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.

• IAAF profile for Doris Changeywo

External links

• Focus on Athletes article from IAAF
• Pace Sports Management

Persondata
Name	Changeywo, Doris
Alternative names
Short description	Kenyan long-distance runner
Date of birth	12 December 1984
Place of birth	Chebyuk, Mount Elgon District
Date of death
Place of death