Jemima Sumgong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jemima Sumgong
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1984(1984-12-21)
Age	40
Birthplace	Nandi
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Jemima Sumgong Biography

Jemima Sumgong is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on December 21, 1984 in Nandi, Kenya.

Hailing from the Nandi District in Kenya, Sumgong began to compete abroad in

2004. In one of her first elite races, she came second at the Gothenburg Half Marathon. She started to establish herself as a runner on the American road circuit in 2005. She won the Ogden Newspapers Classic Half Marathon and Maggie Valley Moonlight Run that year. Further victories followed in 2006, as she won the Get In Gear 10K in Minneapolis, the Cleveland 10K and the Wharf to Wharf 6-Miler. She ran a 15K personal best of 49:39 minutes at the Utica Boilermaker in July and, that November, she ran the fastest ever half marathon in Trinidad and Tobago, winning a race in Saint Augustine in 1:12:08 hours.

Sumgong’s first marathon came at the Las Vegas Marathon in 2006 and she won on her first attempt, taking the women’s title in a time of 2:35:22 hours. She came third at the Azalea Trail Run the following year. She made her European debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Marathon and she came fourth in an improved time of 2:29:41 hours. Her next outing over the distance came at the San Diego Marathon and she was runner-up in 2:30:18 hours behind Yulia Gromova. She signed up to work for the Kenyan Armed Forces in 2009. Taking a break from running, she married Noah Talam (another Kenyan marathon runner) and the couple later had a daughter in 2011. Having missed the 2009 season, she returned in 2010 and was runner-up at the San Blas Half Marathon, fifth at the Berlin Half Marathon and fifth at the San Diego Marathon.

Jemima Sumgong Net Worth

Jemima Sumgong is one of the richest Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jemima Sumgong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (born 21 December 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jemima Sumgong height 1.6 m Artashes weight 45 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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On 24 April, she won the London Marathon with the time of 2:22:58. The event was notable as she fell during the run, but still managed to finish ahead of the rest of the field. On 14 August 2016, she won a gold medal in the Rio Olympics with a time of 2:24:04. Sumgong’s 2016 Olympic gold medal is Kenya’s first gold medal in the women’s Olympic marathon.

Facts & Trivia

Artashes Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Jemima Sumgong celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Sumgong was to defend her title at the 2017 London Marathon on April 23, but two weeks prior to the race she was suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition test conducted by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Kenya, announced on April 6, 2017. She was eventually suspended for 4 years on it was announced on 7 November 2017 and her ban would start from 3 April 2017 which is when she was provisionally suspended. Her doping ban was eventually doubled to 8 years and re-started in January 2019 after it was deemed that she had lied and fabricated her medical records, ruling her out of international competitions until 2027. This was her second doping ban in 5 years after she tested positive in 2012 also.

Top Facts about Jemima Sumgong

1. Jemima Sumgong is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
2. She won the women’s marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
3. Sumgong has also won marathons in Rotterdam, Las Vegas, and Mumbai.
4. In 2017, she was banned for four years for doping violations.
5. Sumgong is married to fellow Kenyan athlete Noah Talam.
6. She started running competitively at age 19.
7. Sumgong has a personal best time of 2:20:41 in the marathon.
8. She has competed in multiple World Championships and Commonwealth Games.
9. Sumgong was born on December 21, 1984, in Eldoret, Kenya.
10. She is known for her strong finishing kick in races.