Kenyan long-distance runner
Jane Moraa Omoro (born 12 September 1974) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track and road running events, up to the marathon. She was active from 1993 to 2007, with most of her success coming in the 1990s.
Omoro was a five time participant for Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won a team medal each time, including the women's team title in 1998. Individually, she placed in the top eight of the women's race on two occasions. She was a double gold medallist at the East African Cross Country Championships in 1999.[1] She became national champion at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in 1997.
She was the bronze medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She was the silver medallist at the 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships and participated at the 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was highly successful on the American road racing circuit, taking wins at the Bay to Breakers, Bolder Boulder, Lilac Bloomsday Run and Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, among others. In marathon running, she was a two-time winner at the Mombasa Marathon and also won the Beirut Marathon.
Personal bests
All information from All-Athletics profile[2]
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
1994
|
World Cross Country Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
25th
|
Senior race
|
21:32
|
3rd
|
Senior team
|
75 pts
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Victoria, Canada
|
3rd
|
10,000 m
|
32:13.01
|
1997
|
World Cross Country Championships
|
Turin, Italy
|
10th
|
Senior race
|
21:29
|
2nd
|
Senior team
|
34 pts
|
1998
|
World Cross Country Championships
|
Marrakesh, Morocco
|
7th
|
Senior race
|
26:07
|
1st
|
Senior team
|
30 pts
|
IAAF World Road Relay Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Marathon relay
|
2:21:49
|
1999
|
East African Cross Country Championships
|
Moshi, Tanzania
|
1st
|
Senior race
|
27:40
|
1st
|
Senior team
|
16 pts
|
World Cross Country Championships
|
Belfast, United Kingdom
|
6th
|
Senior race
|
28:29
|
2nd
|
Senior team
|
27 pts
|
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
|
Palermo, Italy
|
20th
|
Half marathon
|
1:12:10
|
2002
|
World Cross Country Championships
|
Dublin, Ireland
|
14th
|
Senior race
|
27:52
|
3rd
|
Senior team
|
41 pts
|
National titles
Road race wins
References
- Road race wins
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