Pamela JELIMO

Pamela Jelimo - Kenya - 2008 Olympic 800m Champion (result)

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 18 August 2008

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 05 December 1989
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Kapsabet, Kenya
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Kenya
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Pamela JELIMO - Kenya - 2008 Olympic 800m Champion (result)

The main photo above shows Pamela Jelimo crossing the line to win gold in the womens 800m final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Pamela's compatriot Janeth Jepkosgei (2267) won the silver medal but was some distance behind the impressive Jelimo, whose victory was no doubt all the more memorable as she became the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal. The left hand picture shows the Kenyan teenager flying high shortly before the race!
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Women's 800m. Final. 2008 Olympic Games
1. Pamela JELIMO  KEN  1: 54.87
2. Janeth JEPKOSGEI BUSIENEI  KEN  1: 56.07
3. Hasna BENHASSI  MOR  1: 56.73
4. Svetlana KLYUKA  RUS  1: 56.94
5. Maria MUTOLA  MOZ  1: 57.68
6. Kenia SINCLAIR  JAM  1: 58.24
7. Yuliya KREVSUN  UKR  1: 58.73
8. Tatiana ANDRIANOVA  RUS  2: 02.63