Daisilah Jerono (born 16 November 2002) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She placed fourth in the half marathon at the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships.
Biography In October 2025, Jerono won over 10k at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Cross Country Championship in Nairobi.
In January 2026, Jerono won the Mitja Marató Internacional Vila de Santa Pola Half Marathon, a World Athletics Label road race event. Having raced to a new half marathon personal best of 1:06:59 in February 2026 in Dubai, Jerono ran 1:05:21 at the 2026 Berlin Half Marathon in March, and ran 31:29 to win over 10k at the Totalsports Women's Race Cape Town on 9 August 2026.
On 20 September, Jerono placed fourth in the women's half marathon at the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, helping Kenya to the team gold medal in the event alongside race winner Agnes Ngetich.
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