Joshua Chelanga

Joshua Chelanga
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Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
Commonwealth Games

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.^[1]

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	17th	Long race
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	1st	Team
1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	4th	Long race
1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	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[]

2001 - Boston Marathon - 3rd
2002 - Commonwealth Games - 2nd
2004 - Berlin Marathon - 3rd (time 2:07:05, personal best)
2005 - Seoul International Marathon - 8th
2005 - Berlin Marathon - 4th
2006 - Paris Marathon - 26th
2006 - Eindhoven Marathon - 12th
2007 - Rotterdam Marathon - 1st
2007 - JoongAng Seoul Marathon - 1st ^[2]
2009 - Rotterdam Marathon - 14th ^[3]

References[]

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

External links[]

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[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

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