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Jane Omoro

b. 1974

Kenyan female long-distance runner

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Born 1974. Jane Omoro is a Kenyan long-distance runner and marathon runner.

Jane Moraa Omoro (born 12 September 1974) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track and road running events, up to the marathon. She was active from 1993 to 2007, with most of her success coming in the 1990s.

Omoro was a five time participant for Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won a team medal each time, including the women's team title in 1998. Individually, she placed in the top eight of the women's race on two occasions. She was a double gold medallist at the East African Cross Country Championships in 1999. She became national champion at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in 1997.

She was the bronze medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She was the silver medallist at the 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships and participated at the 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was highly successful on the American road racing circuit, taking wins at the Bay to Breakers, Bolder Boulder, Lilac Bloomsday Run and Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, among others. In marathon running, she was a two-time winner at the Mombasa Marathon and also won the Beirut Marathon.

Personal bests 5000 metres – 15:42.00 min (1997) 10,000 metres – 32:13.01 min (1994) 10K run – 31:06 min (1994) Half marathon – 70:36 min (2003) Marathon – 2:38:55 (2005)

All information from All-Athletics profile

International competitions

National titles Kenyan Cross Country Championships Senior race: 1997

Road race wins Steamboat Classic: 1994 Great Cow Harbor 10K: 1994 Arturo Barrios Invitational: 1997 Bay to Breakers: 1997, 1998 Phoenix 10K: 1997, 1998 Crescent City Classic: 1998 Bolder Boulder: 1998 Wharf to Wharf Race: 1998 Lilac Bloomsday Run: 1998, 1999, 2000 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run: 1999 Azalea Trail Run: 2000 Mombasa Marathon: 2002, 2004 Hastings Half Marathon: 2003 Peterborough Half Marathon: 2003 Beirut Marathon: 2005

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Jane Omoro Moraa, Jane Moraa Omoro

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Who is Jane Omoro?

Kenyan female long-distance runner

When was Jane Omoro born?

Jane Omoro was born on 12 September 1974.

What is Jane Omoro's occupation?

Jane Omoro is a long-distance runner and marathon runner.

What nationality is Jane Omoro?

Jane Omoro is Kenyan.

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· Wikipedia: Jane Omoro

· Wikidata: Q26780222

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