Linet Masai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Linet Masai
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1989(1989-12-05)
Age	35
Birthplace	Kapsokwony
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Linet Masai Biography

Linet Masai is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on December 5, 1989 in Kapsokwony, Kenya. A long-distance runner who competed at the 2008 Olympics. He also won gold in 10,000m in the 2009 World Championships as well as the 2007 World Cross Country Championships.

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Masai was born in Kapsokwony town, Mount Elgon District, and was raised in from Bugaa village, four kilometres away. Born to John Barasa Masai and Leonida Cherop, she is the fourth born out of ten children. She went to Kapsagom Primary School and then Bishop Okiring Secondary school from where she graduated in 2005. She started running in 2005, when her older brother Moses Ndiema Masai won 5000 and 10000 metres at the African Junior Championships, hoping she would emulate his success. Her younger siblings Dennis, Ndiema and Magdaline are also runners. Their father John Barasa Masai is also a former runner, while Ben Jipcho is their distant uncle. She is based at the PACE Sports Management training camp in Kaptagat.

She won the women’s junior race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Mombasa, Kenya. She finished fourth at the Kenyan trials for the 2007 World Championships 5000 metres race, missing the ticket to Osaka. She did, however, compete at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final, achieving two fourth places (3000 and 5000 metres).

John Barasa Masai is her father. She has nine siblings.

Linet Masai Net Worth

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

She was educated at Kapsagom Primary school and Bishop Okiring Secondary School in Kenya.

At the 2008 Olympics, she set a new world junior record of 10,000m.

Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She won her first world title in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.

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She began the buildup to her 2010 World Cross Country campaign with wins at the Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio and Cross Internacional de Soria, beating the rest of the field by some distance both times. A win at the Cross Internacional de Itálica shortly after demonstrated her dominance of the Spanish circuit that year. At the 2010 World Cross Country Championships, she started strongly and began to build up a lead in the final lap. However, Emily Chebet overtook her with a sprint finish to the race, leaving Masai as the runner-up for the second time in as many years.

Facts & Trivia

Linet Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Linet Masai celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

She opened her cross country season with a win at the Cross de l’Acier in November. She was the women’s winner at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January 2011, but had to settle for second at the Cross de Itálica behind Cheruiyot. She defeated Cheruiyot to win at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships and set her eyes on the world title, saying that she remained bitter about not winning at the two previous competitions. History repeated itself for a third time for Masai at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships as she led early on but was pushed into second place by a Kenyan rival yet again in the form of a quick-finishing Cheruiyot. She repeated as New York Mini champion in June with half a minute to spare over runner-up Aheza Kiros.

Top Facts about Linet Masai

1. Linet Masai is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
2. She was born on December 5, 1989.
3. Masai won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2009 World Championships.
4. She also won silver medals in the same event at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships.
5. Her personal best time for the 10,000 meters is 30:26.50.
6. Masai has also competed in cross country running and won multiple medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
7. She comes from a family of runners; her sister Moses Masai is also a professional athlete.
8. In addition to her athletic career, Masai has worked as an ambassador for various charities and organizations promoting education and health initiatives in Kenya.
9. She took a break from competition after giving birth to her first child in 2016 but returned to racing in early 2020.
10. As of August 2021, she is ranked #12 in the world for women’s long-distance running by World Athletics.

Who is the father of African Athletics?

Kip Keino, byname of Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino, (born January 17, 1940, Nandi Hills, Kenya), Kenyan distance runner, who won four Olympic medals.

Which country did Kip belong to?

Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino (born 17 January 1940) is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete. He was the chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC) until 29 September 2017.

Who was the first Kenyan to win an Olympic gold medal?

Temu became the country’s first Olympic gold medallist in the 1968 Mexico City games when he led an African sweep in the men’s 10,000m, defeating Ethiopia’s Mamo Wolde, – who would later in those Games win the Marathon – in a close sprint finish.

How old is Kipchoge Keino?

82 years (January 17, 1940)

Who was first black Olympian?

John Baxter Taylor Jr.
Born| November 3, 1882 Washington, D.C.
Died| December 2, 1908 (aged 26) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation| Athlete
Known for| First African American to win an Olympic gold medal