Alice Aprot Nawowuna

Alice Aprot Nawowuna (born 2 January 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 African Games, where she also won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres. Aprot claimed gold and silver in the 10,000 m at the 2016 and 2018 African Championships in Athletics respectively. She earned the silver medal for the senior women's race at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships.

Alice Aprot Nawowuna
Aprot at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
African Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 Brazzaville5000 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Durban10,000 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Asaba10,000 m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Moncton5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 KampalaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 KampalaSenior race
African Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KampalaTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 YaoundéSenior race
Gold medal – first place2016 YaoundéTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 KampalaSenior race

At age 16, she won bronze in the 5000 m at the 2010 World Junior Championships. She is the sister of former world champion Joseph Ebuya.[1]

In March 2023, Aprot was banned from competition for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) after metabolite of letrozole (bis-4-cyanophenyl-methanol) had been found in drug test in May 2022. The start of her ban has been backdated to 14 July 2022, when she had been provisionally suspended.[2]

Career

Aprot emerged on the Kenyan cross country running circuit as a teenager.[3][4][5][6] She made her international debut at the age of sixteen, coming ninth in the junior race of the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[7] Among a strong 5000 metres field at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, she took the bronze medal behind future world medallists Genzebe Dibaba and Mercy Cherono. The event marked a change for Aprot, who wore spikes rather than going barefoot as she previously had, but she managed a personal best of 15:17.39 minutes.[8] She made her debut on the IAAF Diamond League series that year, coming fifth at the DN Galan.[9]

Aprot was less successful in the 2011 season, managing only fifth in the junior race at the 2011 African Cross Country Championships. She missed the remainder of the season and only returned to regular competition in 2014, the same year she entered the senior ranks.[9] Her first senior medal came at the 2014 African Cross Country Championships, where she was an individual bronze medallist and a team gold medallist.[10]

In 2015, Aprot placed fifth at the Kenyan World Championships trials event, but this earned her selection for both the 5000 m and 10,000 metres events at the African Games. She excelled at that event, setting an African Games record of 31:24.18, beating compatriot Gladys Chesire.[11] Aprot was also a 5000 m bronze medallist, completing a Kenyan podium sweep with Margaret Chelimo and Rosemary Wanjiru.[12]

She began the 2016 season with wins at the Campaccio and Antrim International Cross Country meetings.[13][14] At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Aprot came in fourth place in the women's 10,000 m. She was responsible for the extremely fast pace that helped Almaz Ayana break the world record, and Aprot set a personal best time of 29:53.51 which marked her as the fifth fastest woman of all time in the event behind the three athletes who beat her in the Olympic final and Wang Junxia of China.

At the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda, Aprot came second to her fellow Kenyan, Irene Chepet Cheptai. Both won the team gold as Kenya secured positions 1–6 in the senior women's race. Also in 2017 she competed in the 10,000 m at the 2017 World Championships held in London, placing fourth with a time of 31:11.86.[15] Her 29:53.51 achieved at the 2016 Olympic Games, where she also finished fourth, would have secured her the world title in London in 2017.

Achievements
Aprot (3rd from the right) en route to her victory at the 2016 Campaccio

International competitions
Representing  Kenya
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2010 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th Junior race 19:14
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 3rd 5000 m 15:17.39
2011 African Cross Country Championships Cape Town, South Africa 5th Junior race 20:12
2014 African Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda 3rd Senior race 25:46.48
1st Team 10 pts
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo Republic 3rd 5000 m 15:31.82
1st 10,000 m 31:24.18 GR
2016 African Cross Country Championships Yaoundé, Cameroon 1st Senior race 29:52
1st Team 11 pts
African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st 10,000 m 30:26.94
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 10,000 m 29:53.51
2017 World Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda 2nd Senior race 32:02
1st Team 10 pts
World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th 10,000 m 31:11.86
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 10,000 m 31:36.12

Personal bests
Road

Circuit wins and National titles

See also

References
  1. Mills, Steven (2014-11-23). Cherono finds her form in Soria as Cheruiyot returns – cross-country round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  2. Snider-McGrath, Ben (29 March 2023). "Kenyan world cross-country medallist handed 4-year doping ban". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. Makori, Elias (2010-01-17). Chemweno on course for jackpot as top stars go into \u2018hiding' - 7th AK Cross Country Series Meeting. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  4. Macharinyang back to fitness. IAAF (2009-11-29). Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  5. Mutuota, Mutwiri (2010-12-19). Kisorio reigns as Chepng'etich three-peats in Nyahururu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  6. Mutuota, Mutwiri (2011-11-27). Jemutai and Kiptoo the standouts in Kapsakwony – AK XC Series, Race 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  7. Alice Aprot Nawowuna . IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  8. Women's 5000m final - Flash Interviews. IAAF (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  9. Alice Aprot. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  10. Kenya makes a clean sweep at African Cross Country Championships. IAAF (2014-03-16). Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  11. Minshull, Phil (2015-09-17). Kenya's 4x400m men finish off the All-Africa Games in style. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  12. Mulkeen, Jon (2015-09-15). Ivorian sprint double for Meite and Ta Lou at All-African Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  13. Sampaolo, Diego (2016-01-06). Merga and Aprot take Campaccio titles in San Giorgio su Legnano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  14. Aprot and Ayalew victorious in Antrim. IAAF (2016-01-16). Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  15. "10,000 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  16. Sabuni, Emmanuel (2015-11-22). Aprot, Bett shine at Tuskys Wareng cross country championships. Sports News Arena. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
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