1. Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego was born on 19 December 1985 and is a Kenyan-born American long- and middle-distance runner.
36 Facts About Sally Kipyego
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Sally Kipyego 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.
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Sally Kipyego 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.
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Sally Kipyego competed as part of the Texas Tech Red Raiders cross country and track and field teams under coach Wes Kittley.
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Sally Kipyego became the first Kenyan woman to win an NCAA cross country individual championship, the first woman to win three consecutive NCAA Division I Cross Country titles, and the first runner to win three consecutive Big 12 Conference cross country titles.
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Sally Kipyego is tied with Suzy Favor-Hamilton for the most individual championships in NCAA history.
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The school was demolished and, in January 2013, the newly constructed Shoe4Africa Sally Kipyego School replaced it.
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Sally Kipyego's running career started in 2000 when she was 14.
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Sally Kipyego is one of only seven women in NCAA history to win four individual track titles during a single season.
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On 5 May 2008, Sally Kipyego set the NCAA 10,000-meter record in a time of 31:25.45 at the Stanford invitational, besting the previous record held by Lisa Koll by over 45 seconds.
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On 1 November 2008, Sally Kipyego won the Big 12 Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:45, more than 50 seconds faster than second-place teammate Lillian Badaru.
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Sally Kipyego's victory helped the Texas Tech women win their first conference championship.
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Sally Kipyego became the first runner since the creation of the conference to win three consecutive conference titles.
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In 2009, Sally Kipyego was awarded her third consecutive Honda Sports Award.
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Sally Kipyego was the first athlete to be honoured three times with the program's cross-country award.
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Sally Kipyego signed up as a member of the Oregon Track Club.
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Sally Kipyego gained selection for the Kenyan team in that event by coming second at the Kenyan trials.
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Sally Kipyego ended her year by competing in American road competitions, taking second at the Fifth Avenue Mile and winning the Manchester Road Race for a second year running.
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Sally Kipyego competed in both the 5000 m and the 10000 m, winning the silver medal in the 10000 m and narrowly missing out on a medal in the 5000 m, finishing less than a second behind bronze medalist Tirunesh Dibaba.
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In March 2014, Sally Kipyego won and set the New York City half marathon women's record in 1:08:31.
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In May 2014, Sally Kipyego won the women's 10,000m in 30:42.26 in the 2014 Payton Jordan Invitational.
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Sally Kipyego's race is the fastest 10,000 meters in the world as of 10 July 2014.
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Sally Kipyego won the Millrose Games women's 3000m in 8:41.72, setting a meet record, and finishing 1.47 seconds ahead of compatriot Betsy Saina.
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Sally Kipyego ran with the rest of the elites until mile 23, where she dropped out.
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Sally Kipyego ran 14:43.98 at 2016 Prefontaine Classic 5000 meters in Eugene, Oregon on May 27,2016.
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Sally Kipyego won a Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon in 1:09:53 in San Jose, California.
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Sally Kipyego earned a spot on the US Olympic Team and won $55,000.
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Sally Kipyego was considered a top contender going into the Olympic Marathon run in Sapporo, Japan, Aug 7,2021.
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Sally Kipyego ran with the front runners alongside teammate Molly Seidel and the top Kenyans through the first half of the race.
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Sally Kipyego moved back and finished 17th in 2:32:53, five-and-a-half minutes back from winner Jepchirchir.
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Sally Kipyego went to Moi Kapcherop Girls High School in Kapcherop, Marakwet District, with other girls who became professional runners, such as Pasca Myers.
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When Sally Kipyego was four years old, her father died, leaving her mother to raise seven children.
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When Sally Kipyego was eleven, her brother's friend suffered an injury in a bicycle accident.
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Sally Kipyego ran seven miles to the nearest clinic but the doctor was intoxicated and kicked her out.
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Sally Kipyego first enrolled at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas.
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Sally Kipyego received an acceptance letter and began her first nursing class on 5 July 2007.