Caroline Kwambai

Caroline Chepkorir Kwambai (born 9 September 1975) is a Kenyan female former long-distance runner who competed in road running competitions. Her greatest international honour was a team gold at the 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where she finished twelfth. She also won a team gold as a junior athlete at the 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[1] She holds a marathon personal best of 2:28:47 hours, set during her runner-up finish at the 2003 Amsterdam Marathon.[2]

Caroline Kwambai
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
2001 BristolTeam

Kwambai was a frequent competitor in European road races and won several high profile half marathons, including: the Paris Half Marathon, Prague Half Marathon, Great Scottish Run and Zwolle Half Marathon. She was also the 2003 winner of the BIG 25 Berlin and Fifth Third River Bank Run races over 25 kilometres. She competed in a dozen marathons in her career. She was in the top three at the Prague International Marathon in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, she was runner-up at the Turin Marathon and third at the Singapore Marathon. Her sole marathon win was at the lower level Kassel Marathon in Germany in 2012.[3]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 4th Junior race 14:23
1st Junior team 20 pts
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11th 1500 m 4:22.08
2001 World Half Marathon Championships Bristol, United Kingdom 12th Half marathon 1:10:27
1st Team 3:28:04

Circuit wins

Personal bests
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References
  1. Caroline Chepkorir Kwambai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
  2. Caroline Kwambai. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
  3. Caroline Kwambai. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
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