Caroline Chepkurui

{{Short description|Kenyan steeplechase runner}}  {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Caroline Chepkurui | birth_name = | full_name = Caroline Chepkurui Tuigong | nickname = | image = 2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 2000 m steeplechase (Martin Rulsch) 01.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Chepkurui at the 2019 ISTAF Berlin meeting | nationality = Kenyan | sport = Athletics | event = 3000 metres steeplechase | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|day=12|month=3|year=1990|df=y}}<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|45444|sex=f}}</ref> | club = | collegeteam =   | birth_place = | residence = | hometown = Ole Nguruoni, Nakuru, Kenya<ref name="nation" /> | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | website = | coach = | agent = | height = {{height|cm=169}}<ref name="tilas" /> | weight = {{convert|52|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="tilas" /> | pb = {{ubl |'''2000mSC''': 6:22.30 (2007) |'''3000mSC''': 9:28.81 (2006) }}   | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Kenya}}}}  {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2006 Beijing|3000 m steeplechase}} {{Medal|Competition|World Youth Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2007 Ostrava|2000 m steeplechase}} }} '''Caroline Chepkurui''' (also known as '''Caroline Chepkurui Tuigong''', '''Caroline Tuigong''' or '''Caroline Tuikong'''; born 12 March 1990) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. She was the 2006 World Junior and 2007 World Youth champion in the steeplechase, the former of which was done at age 16 running barefoot.

==Biography== In 2006, Chepkurui burst onto the scene winning the 2006 World U20 Championships title in the 3000 metres steeplechase in a championship record time of 9:40.95. The win was all the more impressive by the fact that she was only 16 years old and running barefoot, competing against a field of mostly 18 and 19 year old athletes all wearing running spikes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/womens-3000m-steeplechase-final-1 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref> Her winning time was also the second-fastest U20 time ever and a personal best by over 20 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rooney misses out on junior gold |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/5260132.stm |access-date=22 October 2023 |date=17 August 2006}}</ref><ref name="nation">{{cite web |title=Women finally come through |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/women-finally-come-through-521382 |website=Nation |access-date=22 October 2023 |language=en |date=4 July 2020}}</ref>

In 2007, Chepkurui won her second global gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships, this time competing against younger (U18) competitors over a shorter distance (the inaugural 2000 metres steeplechase). Her winning time of 6:22.30 was again the second-fastest U18 time ever.<ref>{{cite web |title=Czech land first gold of championships – Day Four Evening Report {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u18-championships/news/czech-land-first-gold-of-championships-day |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref>

In 2019, Chepkurui became a pacemaker for the Diamond League, including rabbiting for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic women's steeplechase.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lindstrom |first1=Sieg |title=Pre Classic Women — A Tale Of Two 3000s |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/pre-classic-women-a-tale-of-two-3000s/ |website=Track & Field News |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Event !! Mark !! Competition !! Venue !! Date |- | 3000 metres steeplechase || 9:28.81 || Rabat Diamond League || Rabat, Morocco || 22 May 2016 |- | 2000 metres steeplechase || 6:22.30 || 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics || Ostrava, Czech Republic || 14 July 2007 |} <!--

===Shot put progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |19.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |19.40 m |Birmingham, United Kingdom |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |19.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |}

===Discus throw progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |69.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |69.40 m |Birmingham, England |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |69.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |- |1981 |63.20 m |Stockholm, Sweden |28 July |41st |}

===Major competitions=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{Flagu|United States}} |- | 2022 || Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic || Ponce ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.30 (−0.2 m/s) |- | 2022 || Irena Szewinska Memorial || Bydgoszcz ||bgcolor=gold|1st || 110 metres hurdles || 13.35 (−0.5 m/s) |- | 2022 || USATF Outdoors || Eugene, OR || 4th || 110 metres hurdles || 13.09 (+1.2 m/s) |- | 2022 || Istvan Gyulai Memorial || Székesfehérvár || 7th || 110 metres hurdles || 15.73 (+1.0 m/s) |- | 2022 || NACAC Championships || Freeport, Bahamas ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.08 (+0.3 m/s) |- | 2023 || London Diamond League || London ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.25 (+1.3 m/s) |}

===Circuit wins=== *IAAF Diamond League **Athletissima shot put: 2010, 2013, 2014 **Golden Gala discus throw: 2009, 2010 **Herculis shot put: 2008 *ISTAF Berlin shot put: 2010

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