Pamela Jelimo

Olympic athlete

1989 –

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Who is Pamela Jelimo?

Pamela Jelimo is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in this event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the Golden League Jackpot. She holds both the 800 m world junior record and the senior African record over the same distance. Jelimo is also one of the youngest women to win an Olympic gold medal for Kenya.

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Born
Dec 5, 1989
Nandi County
Also known as
  • Kapsabet express
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Nationality
  • Kenya
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on July 23, 2013

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