Selah Jepleting Busienei

Selah Jepleting Busienei (born 27 December 1991) is a Kenyan female middle-distance runner who mainly runs in the 1500 metres. She holds a personal best of 4:06.28 minutes for that event.

Selah Jepleting Busienei

Selah Jepleting Busienei in 2015
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Mungyeong1500 m
IAAF World Relays
Silver medal – second place2015 NassauMedley relay

Born in Uasin Gishu County, she made her first major appearance at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, reaching the 1500 m final.[1] She was also a finalist at that year's African Championships. She closed the year with a win at the Shoe4Africa 5km.[2]

The following year she was selected for Kenya's distance medley relay team at the 2015 IAAF World Relays and (running alongside Joy Nakhumicha Sakari, Sylivia Chematui Chesebe, and Virginia Nyambura Nganga) she helped set an African and Commonwealth record for the event at 10:43.35 minutes for the silver medal behind the American women.[3] Individual success followed at the 2015 Military World Games, where she claimed 1500 m gold and also placed fifth in the 800 m. Her winning time in the 1500 m of 4:07.58 minutes was also a personal best.[4]

Busienei returned at continental level for the 2016 African Championships in Athletics and placed eighth again for the second time running.[5]

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics profile.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 12th 1500 m 4:17.88
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 8th 1500 m 4:19.24
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd Distance medley relay 10:43.35 AR
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 5th 800 m 2:03.01
1st 1500 m 4:07.58
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 8th 1500 m 4:09.14

References
  1. Selah Busienei. Glasgow2014. Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  2. Jepleting wins Shoe4Africa Road Race in Iten. Daily Nation (2014-12-24). Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  3. Esheti, Rodgers (2015-05-04). Bolt stunned as Busienei leads Kenya to pick silver, men's 4x400m team disqualified. Kenya Standard. Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  4. Selah Busienei wins the World Military Games. Pace Sports Management (2015-10-08). Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  5. 054 Final Women Senior 1500m . CAA16. Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  6. Selah BUSIENEI. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
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