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MosomborKenya1968 Summer OlympicsLydia Stephens-OketchElizabeth Chesire1972 Summer Olympics1973 All-Africa gamesAll-Africa GamesSabina Chebichi1974 Commonwealth Games1978 All-Africa gamesJulius Sang
Tekla Chemabwai (born July 3, 1950 in Mosombor) is retired sprinter and middle-distance runner from Kenya.
Chemabwai competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but did not advance past 400 metres heats.[1] At age 18, she was the youngest member of the Kenyan Olympic squad.[2] Alongside Lydia Stephens-Oketch and Elizabeth Chesire she was the first Kenyan woman athlete compete at the Olympics.[3]
She competed again at the 1972 Summer Olympics, reaching quarterfinals (2nd round).[1]
She won 400 metres race at the 1973 All-Africa games, becoming the first Kenyan woman to win All-Africa Games gold medal in athletics.[4]
Chemabwai won silver at the 1978 Commonwealth Games 800 metres race. It was only the second Commonwealth Games medal won by Kenyan women athlete, the first one was by Sabina Chebichi, who finished third at the 1974 Commonwealth Games 800 metres race.[5]
At the 1978 All-Africa games she won the 800 metres race.[4]
She also won number of East and Central African championships over 200 and 400 metres [6]
Chemabwai was married to the now deceased runner Julius Sang.[1] She believes that being a wife of another runner, she was able to have a long career, unlike many other Kenyan female runners whose careers are cut short by family life.[7] As of 2002, she was a university athletics coach.[8] Her forename is sometimes spelled Tecla. She was blessed with five kids namely Collins Kipchumba, Christine Chebet, Lee kipngetich,ieelyn Chepchirchir and Rosemary Cheptanui.
References
^ abc sports-reference.com: Tekla Chemabwai profile
^ Sports-reference.com: Kenya at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games
^ The Standard, December 20, 2008: Kenya’s track women come of age
^ ab gbrathletics: All-Africa Games
^ gbrathletics: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - ATHLETICS (WOMEN)
^ gbrathletics: EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
^ The EastAfrican, August 10, 2008: Kenya’s double-barrelled shot at first women’s Olympic gold
^ Post-Gazette, May 6, 2002: The Pathfinders
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