Sally Kipyego

Sally Kipyego

Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego (born 19 December 1985) is a Kenyan-born American long- and middle-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the silver medalist in the same race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She has a personal record of 30:38.35 minutes for that event and her 5000 metres best of 14:30.42 minutes makes her the second fastest Kenyan woman for the distance.

Quotes

• I wanted to enjoy the crowd and be able to enjoy the atmosphere and just compete to my best ability, and I think I did that.
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• My preparation for each race is very key. When the race begins I just like to get into the groove and go from there.
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