Salina Kosgei

Salina Kosgei
	Salina Kosgei on the way to winning the 2009 Boston Marathon near half way point in Wellesley.
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	16 November 1976 (age 47)
Occupation	Long-distance runner

Salina Jebet Kosgei (born 16 November 1976 in Simotwo, Keiyo District) is a long distance runner from Kenya. She is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has competed at the Olympics and has won various marathons, including the 2009 Boston Marathon.

Career

She began her athletics career while at Simotwo Primary School. She moved to Kapkenda Girls High School and won several national high school titles in heptathlon, 800 metres and 200 metres. She graduated in 1993 and was subsequently recruited by the Kenya Prisons Service.^[1]

She competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, finishing fifth over 800 metres. After giving birth to her first child in 1996, she decided to try longer distances.^[1]

Kosgei won women's 10,000 metres race at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Her time, 31:27.83, was a new Commonwealth Games Record.^{[citation needed]}

She competed at the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura, Spain, but did not finish better than 41st. Kosgei competed for Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in marathon, finishing tenth.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 April she won the 2009 Boston Marathon timing 2:32:16, a second ahead of Dire Tune of Ethiopia.^[2] She attempted to defend her title the following year's race but the honours went to Teyba Erkesso while Kosgei finished in third place.^[3] She had two other marathon races in 2009, coming third at the Grottazzolina Marathon and 15th at the 2010 New York City Marathon. She also won the Florence Half Marathon.^[4]

In 2011, she was in the top ten at the Lisbon Half Marathon, Portugal Half Marathon and Yokohama Women's Marathon. Her best result that year was a run of 2:32:06 hours for fifth at the San Diego Marathon. She did not compete in 2012 and made only two appearances in 2013, coming fourth at the Stockholm Marathon and winning the Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes.^[5]

Personal life

She is married to hurdler Barnabas Kinyor. They have a son and a daughter, Billy and Ruth, born in 1996 and 2001, respectively.^[6]

Achievements

Major international competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kenya
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	8th	800 m	2:13.48
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	33rd (h)	800m	2:13.24
1994	Commonwealth Games	Vancouver, Canada	5th	800 m ^[7]	2:03,78
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	1st	10,000 m	31:27.83
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	19th	10,000 m	32:09.15
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	10th	Marathon	2:29:28

Road races

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2004	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Marathon	2:24:32
2005	Prague International Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	Marathon	2:28:42
2005	Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon	Virginia Beach, VA, United States	2nd	Half marathon	^[8]
2006	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	1:07:52
2006	Singapore Marathon	Singapore	1st	Marathon	2:31:55
2007	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:23:31
2007	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	4th	Marathon	2:24:13
2008	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, UAE	1st	Half marathon	1:12:29
2008	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	1:09:57
2009	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	1st	Marathon	2:32:16

References

^ ^a ^b IAAF, 23 August 2003: 'Focus on Africans' - women's 10,000m, Kosgei and Kidane
^ Golen, Jimmy (20 April 2009). "Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei win at Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
^ Morse, Parker (2010-04-19). Cheruiyot smashes Boston record with 2:05:52 sizzler - Boston Marathon report Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
^ Salina Kosgei. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-28.
^ Abdissa and Kosgei win at the Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes. IAAF (2013-11-10). Retrieved on 2013-11-28.
^ World Majors Marathon profile Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1994 Commonwealth Games Womens Results
^ IAAF website, 5 September 2005: Kidane makes successful debut, while Mwangi sets course record - Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

External links

Salina Kosgei at World Athletics
Salina Kosgei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[focus-1] IAAF, 23 August 2003: 'Focus on Africans' - women's 10,000m, Kosgei and Kidane

[bg_april2009-2] Golen, Jimmy (20 April 2009). "Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei win at Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.

[3] Morse, Parker (2010-04-19). Cheruiyot smashes Boston record with 2:05:52 sizzler - Boston Marathon report Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.

[4] Salina Kosgei. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-28.

[5] Abdissa and Kosgei win at the Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes. IAAF (2013-11-10). Retrieved on 2013-11-28.

[majors-6] World Majors Marathon profile Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

[7] 1994 Commonwealth Games Womens Results

[8] IAAF website, 5 September 2005: Kidane makes successful debut, while Mwangi sets course record - Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

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