Jemima Sumgong
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Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (born 21 December 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specializing in marathon races. In the 2016 Olympic Games, at age 31, she won the marathon in warm conditions with a time of 2:24:04, becoming the first female winner from Kenya since women's marathon was introduced to the Olympics in 1984.
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[edit]- Myself, I am sure I am clean. No doping scandal at all (with me).
- Weldon Johnson, My Trip to a Possible Doping Camp in Kenya: What I Saw When I Spent a Day with Olympic Champion Jemima Sumgong, LetsRun.com, April 20, 2017.
- I was never worried that I'd lose this,...At 35km I noticed that my other two team-mates had dropped off and that gave me the motivation to carry on.
- Sumgong strikes maiden marathon gold for Kenya, Olympics, 14 August 2016.
- I had prepared that I would move out at 35km and my body was responding very well, as well as my movement,...At the 40km mark I knew the gold was mine. It was very hot but everybody had to get through the heat. I had to control my body and listen to my body very carefully.
- Sumgong strikes maiden marathon gold for Kenya, Olympics, 14 August 2016.
