Hellen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei (born September 8, 1968 in Moiben

Moiben

Moiben is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

) is a retired runner from Kenya

Kenya

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.

She won many continental competitions. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 aged less than 16 and at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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. She is also a multiple Kenyan champion.

In addition, she was a successful road runner. She won Peachtree Road Race

Peachtree Road Race

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 three times a row (1996–1998) and Dam tot Damloop

Dam tot Damloop

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 four times a row (1992–1995). Kimaiyo won Zevenheuvelenloop

Zevenheuvelenloop

Zevenheuvelenloop is an annual 15 kilometres road running race held in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It was first organised in 1984 and has grown to be one of the largest road races in the Netherlands; it attracted over 30,000 runners in 2008...

 in 1995.

She used to held the African records

African records in athletics

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 for 1500 and 3000 metres.

Kimaiyo went to the Singore Girls Secondary School in Iten

Iten

Iten is a town in Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet. Elgeyo escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten. The town has a population of 4000 ....

. She is married to Charles Kipkorir, who is also a former Kenyan runner. Soon after the 1984 Olympics she became pregnant and gave birth to her first child. She got a second child following her 1990 pregnancy.

She is not to be confused with Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai

Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai

Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai is a Kenyan marathon runner.She started out in cross country running and was fourth in the junior race at the 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking the team gold medal with Kenya in a perfect score.Her personal best time is 2:25:53 hours, achieved in April 2003...

, a Kenyan marathon runner.

Achievements

Representing
1985	African Championships 1985 African Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...	1st	3000 m
			3rd	1500 m
1987	All-Africa Games Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations...	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	3000 m
1989	African Championships 1989 African Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Lagos, Nigeria	1st	3000 m
			2nd	1500 m
1992	World Cross Country Championships 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 20th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 21, 1992 in Boston, United States.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**...	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	11th	Long race
			1st	Team race
	Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	9th	10,000 m
1993	World Cross Country Championships 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 21st IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 28, 1993 in Amorebieta, Spain.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**...	Amorebieta, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	12th	Long race
			1st	Team race
1994	World Cross Country Championships 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 26, 1994 in Budapest, Hungary.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- External links :**...	Budapest, Hungary	12th	Long race
			3rd	Team race