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Viola Jelagat | |
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.jpg) Viola Jelagat on the podium at Morat-Fribourg 2014 | |
| Born | April 20, 1992 |
| Occupations | Long distance runner, mountain runner |
Viola Jelagat Yator, (born 1992), is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Mountain Running Championships.
Career
[edit]Joining the Austrian team run2gether in 2014, Viola made her breakthrough on the international stage that same year..[1] She accompanied Lucy Wambui Murigi during her debut appearance at the World Mountain Running Championships in Casette di Massa. While Murigi secured the silver medal, Viola finished in fifth place.[2] She won the inaugural Bibione is Surprising Run road race, finishing more than three minutes ahead of Giovanna Pizzato[3]. In October, she claimed victory at the Morat-Fribourg race, finishing ahead of her compatriots Cynthia Kosgei and Mary Wangari[4]
On February 10, 2015, she ran in cross-country running at the Cinque Mulini race. Viola ran in the lead pack before being joined at the front by Portuguese runner Ana Dulce Félix. The two athletes contested the lead until the final lap, when Viola accelerated to secure the victory.[5] Viola entered the Morat-Fribourg race as a pre-race favorite but finished second behind Ethiopia's Asefa Sutume. Sutume established an early lead at a fast pace before slowing in the latter stages of the race. Although Viola reduced the margin in the final sections, she finished two minutes behind Sutume.[6]
Events
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Porto Half Marathon | Porto | 2nd | Half marathon | 1h 12' 41" |
| Kuala Lumpur Half Marathon | Kuala Lumpur | 3rd | Half marathon | 1h 19' 27" | |
| 2014 | Bibione is Surprising Run | Bibione | 1st | 10 miles | 54' 25" |
| Morat-Fribourg | Fribourg | 1st | Popular race | 59' 54" | |
| 2015 | Corrida di San Geminiano | Modena | 1st | Popular race | 44' 17" |
| Cinque Mulini | San Vittore Olona | 1st | Cross-country | 24' 40" | |
| České Budějovice Half Marathon | České Budějovice | 2nd | Half marathon | 1h 14' 38" | |
| Morat-Fribourg | Fribourg | 2nd | Popular race | 1h 01' 26" | |
| 2016 | Corrida di San Geminiano | Modena | 2nd | Popular race | 44' 08" |
| Stramilano | Milan | 2nd | Half marathon | 1h 11' 03" | |
| BIG 25 Berlin | Berlin | 1st | 25 kilometres | 1h 26' 00" | |
| Kärnten Läuft | Klagenfurt | 1st | Half marathon | 1h 12' 24" | |
| Dublin Marathon | Dublin | 3rd | Marathon | 2h 35' 03" | |
| Singapore Marathon | Singapore | 2nd | Marathon | 2h 44' 28" | |
| 2017 | Orlen Warsaw Marathon | Warsaw | 3rd | Marathon | 2h 30' 03" |
| Marathon Vert de Rennes | Rennes | 1st | Marathon | 2h 26' 51" | |
| 2018 | Turin Half Marathon | Turin | 1st | Half marathon | 1h 12' 00" |
| 2019 | Florence Marathon | Florence | 7th | Marathon | 2h 36' 00" |
Category:Women marathon runners Category:Kenyan women long-distance runners Category:WikiProject Africa articles
References
[edit]- ↑ "Viola JELAGAT". run2gether (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ Muigai Kiguru (2019-10-26). "Mountain running spreading like bushfire in Kenya". The Star. Retrieved 2020-11-13..
- ↑ ""Bibione is Surprising Run" 2014 dominata dai kenyani". bibione.info (in Italian). 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ " Race record: Kenyan Kipyatich runs from Morat to Fribourg in 50'28! ", Le Matin , October 5, 2014 ( ISSN 1018-3736)
- ↑ "Edris wins second Cinque Mulini title | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ “ Running – African domination in Morat-Fribourg ”, Tribune de Genève , October 4, 2015 ( ISSN 1010-2248)