Catherine Reline Amanang'ole (born 5 October 2002) is a Kenyan-born long-distance runner. She won a bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[1]
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| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Catherine Reline Amanang'ole 5 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 16:18.01 (Nairobi, 2018) 10,000m: 30:07.42 (Eugene, 2024) Half marathon: 1:05:39 (Barcelona, 2023) Marathon: 2:20:34 (Abu Dhabi, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editAmangang'ole finished fourth at the South American Half Marathon Championships in Buenos Aires on 21 August, 2022.[2] In December 2022, she won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo, Brazil, in a time of 49:39.[3][4]
On 1 October 2023 she completed a Kenyan 1-2-3 at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia by finishing third in the half marathon in a time of 1:07:34, behind compatriots Peres Jepchirchir and Margaret Kipkemboi.[5] In December 2023, she won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo, Brazil once again in a time of 49:54.[6]
In September 2024, she finished third at the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 1:06:09.[7] In December, she won the Abu Dhabi Marathon in 2:20:34.[8] She retained her title the following year, becoming the first woman to have back-to-back victories at the Abu Dhabi Marathon, running 2:21.17.[9]
In January 2026, she was one of a number of athletes, including fellow Kenyan-born distance runner Brigid Kosgei, who had reportedly applied to World Athletics to change international allegiance to Turkey.[10] The applications were declined by World Athletics in April 2026 as "inconsistent with the core principles of the regulations".[11] Later that month, Amanang’ole ran 2:21:20 to place fifth at the 2026 London Marathon.[12]
References
edit- ↑ "C. Amanang'ole". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "South American Half Marathon Championships Buenos Aires (ARG)". World Athletics. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Catherine Reline vence São Silvestre pela primeira vez e aumenta hegemonia do Quênia". Terra.com. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Matuck, Rodrigo (31 December 2022). "Catherine Reline wins São Silvestre for the first time and increases Kenya's hegemony". Gazetaesportiva. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Peres Jepchirchir Seizes Third World Half Marathon Title". Watch Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Kenya dominates Saint Silverster and wins men's and women's races; Brazil's drought increases". Terra. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "Sawe and Kipkemboi claim Copenhagen Half Marathon crowns". World Athletics. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ↑ "ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon". World Athletics. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Catherine Reline Writes history at Abu Dhabi marathon". Athletics.co.ke. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-world record holder Brigid Kosgei switches allegiance to Turkey". Nation.Africa. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Nationality Review Panel refuses 11 transfer of allegiance applications". World Athletics. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sawe breaks two-hour barrier with 1:59:30 world record at London Marathon". World Athletics. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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