Joshua Chelanga
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Manchester | Marathon |
Joshua Chelanga (born 7 April 1973) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2007 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15, clocking 2:08:21. Chelanga was born in Baringo District, Kenya.
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 |
| 1st | Team | |||
| 1999 | World Cross Country Championships | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 4th | Long race |
| 1st | Team | |||
| 2001 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 3rd | Marathon |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 2nd | Marathon |
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
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men long-distance runners
- Kenyan men marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- Sportspeople from Baringo County
- Kenyan men cross country runners
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs