Rita Jeptoo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rita Jeptoo
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1981(1981-02-15)
Age	43
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Aquarius

Rita Jeptoo Biography

Rita Jeptoo is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on February 15, 1981 in Kenya. Kenyan marathon runner, best known for being a multiple-time Boston Marathon winner. With a time of 2:18:57, she set an all-time marathon record.

Both she and She and Catherine Ndereba have both won the Boston Marathon several times. won the Boston Marathon multiple times.

Jeptoo won the 2004 Stockholm Marathon, her first marathon race, and then took a consecutive victory at the Milan Marathon. She finished third in the 2005 Turin Marathon and seventh at the 2005 World Championships.

Returning to the site of her 2006 win, she came sixth at the 2012 Boston Marathon. She came fourth at the Beach to Beacon 10K and Falmouth Road Race, but delivered her best performance in half a decade at the 2012 Chicago Marathon. A tight duel with Atsede Baysa in the latter stages of the race resulted in her narrowly finishing as runner-up, but her time of 2:22:04 hours knocked over a minute and half off her six-year-old personal best.

She was married to Noah Busienei, a fellow runner.

Rita Jeptoo Net Worth

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

The 2004 Stockholm Marathon was her first marathon.

In 2008, she briefly stopped running to have a baby. However, she returned to full force in 2011.

Rita Jeptoo (born 15 February 1981) is a Kenyan marathon runner. Originally a winner of the Boston Marathon three times, including setting the then course record at 2:18:57 in 2014, she had also won marathons in Chicago, Stockholm, and Milan, as well as having represented Kenya in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. She was the bronze medalist at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rita Jeptoo height 5 ft 8 in Rita weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rita Jeptoo Dating?

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Jeptoo defended her Chicago Marathon title in 2014, winning with a time of 2:24:35. However, she had a positive doping test in her “A” sample, given in Kenya two weeks before the race. Her agent Federico Rosa, a prominent name in elite marathon running, confirmed the fact but refused to reveal the responsible substance.

Facts & Trivia

Rita Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Rita Jeptoo celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

Jeptoo tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test 25 September

2014. Athletics Kenya handed her a two-year ban from sports for the anti- doping rule violation. On 26 October 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal from the IAAF against the leniency of the two-year ban given by Athletics Kenya, and instead set a four-year ban, and the annulling of all results from 17 April 2014, including her wins in the 2014 Boston and Chicago marathons, citing “her deceptive and obstructive conduct throughout the proceedings” as aggravating factors justifying the maximum penalty

Top Facts about Rita Jeptoo

1. Rita Jeptoo is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
2. She has won the Boston Marathon three times.
3. In 2014, she tested positive for doping and was banned.
4. Her ban was extended to four years in 2016.
5. Jeptoo’s personal best time for the marathon is 2:18:37.
6. She also won the Chicago Marathon twice.
7. Jeptoo started running at age 12 to escape poverty.
8. She comes from a family of runners in Kenya’s Rift Valley region.
9. Jeptoo has been involved in charity work for children’s education.
10. Her doping scandal tarnished her reputation as a top athlete.