11 Facts About Margaret Okayo

Margaret Okayo was born on 30 May 1976 and is a professional Kenyan marathon runner.

Margaret Okayo has won four World Marathon Majors with victories in the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon and the London Marathon, setting three course records.

Margaret Okayo has won the San Diego Marathon on two occasions.

Margaret Okayo graduated from the Itierio Secondary School, located near Kisii town, in 1993.

Margaret Okayo was recruited by Kenya Prisons Service, home to the country's top women's marathon runners, in 1995 where she nurtured her running career.

Margaret Okayo finished thirteenth at the 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Margaret Okayo still holds the course records at the New York Marathon and the Boston Marathon.

Margaret Okayo represented her native Kenya in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, but did not finish the marathon.

Margaret Okayo spends three months of every year training in Italy.

Margaret Okayo won the 2003 Udine Half Marathon and finished third at the 2008 Rome-Ostia Half Marathon.

Margaret Okayo is managed by Federico Rosa and coached by Gabriele Rosa.