Loice Chemnung
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Loice Chemnung 22 February 1997 Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Long-distance runner | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon, 10 km, 10,000 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Loice Chemnung (born 22 February 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in both road and track events. She is the 2025 Kenyan 10,000 m national champion and a former African Games bronze medallist. She has recorded world-class times across the 10 km, half marathon, and marathon distances.
Career
In 2014, Chemnung finished fifth in the 5000 m at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[1] The following year, she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the African Games in Brazzaville.[1]
After transitioning to road racing, she became one of Kenya’s emerging distance specialists. In 2024, she ran 29:57 at the Paderborn 10 km and later that year claimed victory at the tRUNsylvania 10K in Brașov.[2] In March 2025, she won the Málaga Half Marathon in 1:05:46,[1] one of the fastest half marathon times by a Kenyan woman that season.
At the national level, Chemnung captured the 10,000 m title at the 2025 Athletics Kenya Championships, winning in rainy conditions in 31:39.09.[3] Earlier that year, she expressed her goal of representing Kenya at the World Championships in Tokyo.[4]
Chemnung made her marathon debut at the 2025 Chicago Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label event, finishing fourth in 2:18:23 — the fastest debut by a Kenyan woman that year.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Race | Place | Position | Time |
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| 2014 | World U20 Championships | Eugene | 5th (5000 m) | 15:47.33[1] |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville | 3rd (10,000 m) | 32:52.51[1] |
| 2024 | tRUNsylvania 10K | Brașov | 1st (10 km) | 30:13[2] |
| 2025 | Athletics Kenya National Championships | Nairobi | 1st (10,000 m) | 31:39.09[3] |
| Málaga Half Marathon | Málaga | 1st (Half marathon) | 1:05:46[1] | |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago | 4th (Marathon) | 2:18:23[5] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Loice Chemnung". World Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Kenyans triumph at tRUNsylvania 10K – Brașov Running Festival 2024". Athletics Africa. September 22, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Chemnung bags 10,000m national title in rain-soaked showdown". Standard Media. June 27, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ "Chemnung keen to represent Kenya at Tokyo World Championships". Athletics Kenya. January 20, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Feysa and Kiplimo claim Chicago Marathon crowns". World Athletics. October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.