Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech

Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech (born 1 March 1995) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track, road and cross country running events. She was a team silver medallist at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in 2020.

Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech
Personal information
Born (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995
Sport
Country Kenya
SportAthletics
Turned pro2017
Medal record
World Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 GdyniaTeam

Jepkorir made her international debut at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished ninth in the junior race and was a non-scoring member of the silver medal-winning Kenyan team, which was led by the winner Faith Kipyegon.[1] The following year she was runner-up in the 3000 metres at the Kenyan Junior Championships, which gained her selection for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She placed sixth at that competition in Barcelona, which was won by her team mate and national champion Mercy Chebwogen.[2]

She had a break in her career after her initial age category performances and returned to action in road running events in 2017. She made her debut in the half marathon in Bilbao and was runner-up with a time of 1:16:37. A successful year in the United States following in 2018, with wins at the Youngstown Peace Race, Tulsa Run, and Crim Ten Miler, as well as ninth place at the B.A.A. Half Marathon with a new best of 1:16:00. She won that Boston race in 2019, having set a new best of 1:07:12 in a fifth-place finish at the Copenhagen Half Marathon a month earlier. Among her other performances were runner-up finishes at the B.A.A. 10K, Crescent City Classic and Tuskys Great 10K Run, wins at the Cape Town 12 ONERUN and Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale, plus a fourth place finish in the 10,000 metres at the Kenyan Athletics Championships.[3]

Jepkorir opened 2020 with second place at the Houston Half Marathon in January, finishing behind Japan's Hitomi Niiya.[4] The COVID-19 pandemic but the athletics season on hold for most of the year, though she returned with a new personal best of 1:06:56 at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, taking ninth place and helping the Kenyan team to second in the team rankings alongside winner Peres Jepchirchir and Joyciline Jepkosgei.[5]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2011 World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, Spain 9th Junior race 19:33
2nd Junior team 19 pts
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 3000 m 9:14.32
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 9th Half marathon 1:06:56
2nd Team 3:28:42

Personal bests

References
  1. Its gold for Kenyan athletes in Spain Cross Country Championships . The Standard (2011-03-21). Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. Valiente, Emeterio (2012-07-10). Barcelona 2012 - Event Report - Women's 3000m Final. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. Monti, Dave (2020-01-19). RRW: Hitomi Niiya Dominates Aramco Houston Half-Marathon, Sets Japanese Record. Lets Run. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. Ayode, Ayumbi (2020-10-17). Peres Jepchirchir wins World Half Marathon Championships title. Nation. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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