mykenyaonline
Sign inJoin
All KenyaChange location
← Kenya Hall of Fame
Pamela Jelimo
Photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Sport Distinguished

Pamela Jelimo

born 1989

Kenya's first woman Olympic champion

Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Kenya Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.

Why they are here

A runner who won the 800 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the first Olympic gold for a Kenyan woman.

She won the Golden League jackpot the same year.
Sources

Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we will check it.