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Kenyan long-distance runner
Joshua Chelanga

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Marathon

Joshua Chelanga (born 7 April 1973 in Baringo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2007 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15, clocking 2:08:21.

His younger brother, Samuel Chelanga, is also a long-distance runner who won the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in 2009 and 2010.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1997 World Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 17th Long race
1st Team
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, Northern Ireland 4th Long race
1st Team
2001 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd Marathon
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2nd Marathon
Joshua Chelanga during the Rotterdam Marathon in 2007

Marathons

References

  1. IAAF, November 24, 2009: Chelanga and Bizzarri take NCAA XC titles
  2. IAAF, November 5, 2007: Women’s course record broken in Seoul
  3. IAAF, April 5, 2009: Kibet edges Kwambai as both clock 2:04:27 - Rotterdam Marathon report

External links

Rotterdam Marathonmen's winners


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