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}} Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion. == Early career == Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village.〔The Standard, 2 April 2006: ''(Sleepy village that produces track stars )''〕 She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary School and took several events. Since 1998 she attended Sing'ore Girls High School near Iten, famous for producing Kenyan women athletes. She won national secondary school championship in heptahlon, while still at form one.〔IAAF: 28 August 2007: (Focus on athletes )〕 Her record from that event still stood in 2012.〔 Her speciality at the time was actually 400 m hurdles. She attended the Kenyan trials for 1999 World Youth Championships, but as 400 m hurdles was not competed at the trials, she opted to take part in 800 m.〔 She finished second and was selected for the Kenyan team, but failed to reach the final of 800 m competition in World Youth Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.〔IAAF, 23 October 2007: (Jepkosgei's Beijing target – first Kenyan women's middle distance Olympic gold )〕 In 2000 Jepkosgei won two gold medals at national secondary school championships, the events were 400 m hurdles and 800 m. At the East Africa Youth Championships held in the same year she won 400 m hurdles, while at 800 m she finished second.〔 She joined IOC-sponsored High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret in 2001. She was then coached by 1988 olympic gold medalist Paul Ereng.〔Daily Nation, 25 December 2007: (How Jepkosgei made us proud )〕 The same year, she took 800 m silver medal at the African Junior Championships, and the next year she took 800 m gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.〔 Janeth Jepkosgei took part at the 2003 All-Africa Games, but failed to reach the 800 m final. In 2004 she won Kenyan Olympic trials at 800 m, but was not selected since she failed to beat qualifying time. The history repeated itself in 2005, when she won 800 m at national trials, but did not secure an "A"-qualifying time. She did beat the "B"-qualifying time, but Athletics Kenya did not sent her or any other Kenyan 800 m female runner to represent Kenya at the world championships.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janeth Jepkosgei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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