Pamela Chepchumba (born March 8, 1979, in Kapsait, West Pokot District) is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running.
Aged only 13, Chemchumba competed at the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 27th in the junior race. Still at junior level, she participated in the 1994 and 1995 edition of IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 7th and 10th respectively. At the time she took a break in running to concentrate in schooling, where she was lagging. She went to Kapkenda Secondary School in 1997.IAAF, October 10, 2007: Focus on Kenya - Pamela Chepchumba
Pamela Chepchumba was suspended for two years after testing positive for EPO at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Lausanne, Switzerland.BBC Sports, September 5, 2003: Kiptanui anger at doping rise She had finished sixth, but was disqualified.Daily Nation, May 28, 2003: Kenyan tests positive for banned drug She returned in 2005 and won the Udine Half Marathon.
Her husband Boaz Kimaiyo is also a runner, as is her younger brother Nicholas Koech, who mainly competes in road races. She has two daughters (as of 2007). She is managed by Federico Rosa and coached by Eric Kimaiyo.
Achievements Representing 1993World Cross Country ChampionshipsAmorebieta, Spain 2ndJunior Race (4.45 km)14:091994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal5th3000m9:13.332000World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVeracruz, Mexico5thHalf marathon1:11:332001World Cross Country ChampionshipsOstend, Belgium5thLong Race (7.7 km)28:20 1stLong Team Race18 pts2002World Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland 9thLong Race (7.974 km)27:30World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium 5thHalf marathon1:09:302003World Cross Country ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland DQLong Race (8 km)6th 2007World Cross Country ChampionshipsMombasa, Kenya 6thLong Race (8 km)27:34World Road Running ChampionshipsUdine, Italy 3rdHalf marathon1:08:06 1stTeam Race3:23:332008World Road Running ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rdHalf marathon1:10:01 2ndTeam Race3:31:24
More achievements 2001 Heusden International, 5000 metres - 1st. 2001 Parelloop 10K - 1st Arrs.net: List of Parelloop winners 2005 Udine Half Marathon, Italy - 1st 2005 Nairobi Marathon - 3rd AIMS: Running into the heart of Africa 2006 Paris Marathon - 3rd 2006 Beijing Marathon - 2nd (time 2:34:51) Beijing marathon 2006 results 2006 Portugal Half Marathon - 1st 2007 Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon - 1st trackandfieldnews.com: Main Contenders 2007 Milan Marathon - 1st (time 2:25:36, PB) IAAF, December 2, 2007: Cheruiyot wins in debut, Chepchumba cruises to personal best in Milan 2007 Philadelphia Distance Run (half marathon) - 1st 2008 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon -2nd 2008 Lisbon Half Marathon -2nd 2008 Bogota Half Marathon -1st 2008 Hamburg Marathon - 2nd (time 2:28:36) IAAF, November 20, 2008: Chepchumba returns to defend; organisers hopeful of records – Milan Marathon PREVIEW 2008 Porto Half Marathon - 1st (time 1:10:26) September 21, 2008: Wanjiru, Chepchumba take Half Marathon victories in Porto 2009 Tokyo Marathon - 9th 2009 Porto Half Marathon - 1st (time 1:10:24) October 18, 2009: Gebrselassie just outside 60 minutes at Porto Half 2009 Honolulu Marathon - 3rd
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
Marathoninfo profile Rosa & Associati profile