American long-distance runner
Aliphine Chepkerker Tuliamuk (born April 5, 1989) is a Kenyan-born American long-distance runner.[2] She placed first at the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta and represented the United States at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4][5] Tuliamuk has been a world class athlete since placing 9th in 21:09 at 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race.[6] Tuliamuk ran 33:43 to place 15th at 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[7] Tuliamuk placed 3rd at 2019 Rotterdam Marathon in 2:26:50.
NCAA
In college, Tuliamuk was an All-American at Wichita State University.[8][9] Tuliamuk became a First Team NCAA Division I All-American in cross country and in 2013, the first woman from her village to graduate from college, with a major in Public Health.
Professional
In 2013, Tuliamuk set a course record at the Santa Fe Thunder half marathon, with a time of 1:09:16.[10]
In 2016, she won the Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships) defeating Lindsey Scherf, Clara Santucci, Dorothy McMahan, Gladys Kipsoi, and Chirine Njeim.[11][12]
She also won the 2016 US 20 km championships defeating Emily Sisson, Brianne Nelson, Lindsey Scherf, Sarah Crouch, and Tara Welling.[13]
For her third national title of the year, she won the 2016 US 5 km championships defeating Emily Sisson, Jordan Hasay, Laura Thweatt, Lindsey Scherf, and Jennifer Rhines.[14]
In 2017, Tuliamuk won 2017 USA Cross Country Championships title defeating Laura Thweatt, Kellyn Taylor, Courtney Frerichs, Sarah Pagano, and Elaina Balouris. Tuliamuk placed 15th at 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race ran 33:43 over 10,000 meters.
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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USATF Championships and International Races
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2016
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USATF US 25 km championships Fifth Third River Bank Run
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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1st
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25,000 meters
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1:25:35[15]
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USATF US 20 km championships Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
|
New Haven, Connecticut
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1st
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20,000 meters
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1:05:47[16][17]
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USATF US 5 km championships CVS Health Downtown 5K
|
Providence, Rhode Island
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1st
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5,000 meters
|
15:22[18]
|
2017
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USA Cross Country Championships
|
Bend, Oregon
|
1st
|
10,000 meters
|
34:23.5[19]
|
USATF 15K run Championship Gate River Run
|
Jacksonville, Florida
|
6th
|
15K run
|
50:11[20]
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USATF Half marathon Championship Columbus Half Marathon
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
3rd
|
Half marathon
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1:11:42[21]
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USATF 25 km Championship Fifth Third River Bank Run
|
Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
1st
|
25 km
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1:24:35[22]
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USATF 10 km Championship Peachtree Road Race
|
Atlanta Georgia
|
1st
|
10 km
|
32:49[23]
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USATF 7 Mile Championship Bix 7 Road Race
|
Davenport, Iowa
|
1st
|
7 Mile
|
36:30[24]
|
USATF 20 km Championship Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
|
New Haven, Connecticut
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:07:49[25]
|
2018
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USATF Half marathon Championship Pittsburgh Half Marathon
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
1st
|
Half marathon
|
1:10:04[26]
|
USATF US 25 km championships Fifth Third River Bank Run
|
Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
1st
|
25 km
|
1:25:35[27]
|
US 10km road Championships AJC Peachtree Road Race
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
2nd
|
10 km
|
32:29[28][29]
|
2019
|
Houston Half Marathon
|
Houston Texas
|
12th
|
Half marathon
|
1:12:03
|
Rotterdam Marathon
|
Rotterdam, Netherlands
|
3rd
|
Marathon
|
2:26:50[30][31]
|
Bolder Boulder
|
Boulder, Colorado
|
3rd
|
10 km
|
33:00[32][33][34]
|
2020
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Houston Half Marathon
|
Houston Texas
|
19th
|
Half marathon
|
1:09:49[35][36]
|
2020 United States Olympic Trials
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
1st
|
Marathon |
2:27:23
|
2021
|
2020 Summer Olympics
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
DNF
|
Marathon
|
N/A
|
2022
|
2022 New York City Marathon
|
New York City, New York
|
7th
|
Marathon
|
2:26:18[37]
|
2020 USA Olympic track and field team
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Qualification | | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach)
- Gary Aldrich (men's assistant coach)
- Nat Page (men's assistant coach)
- Stanley Redwine (men's assistant coach)
- Sandra Fowler (women's assistant coach)
- Michael Holloway (men's head coach)
- LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)
- Rose Monday (women's head coach)
- Darryl Woodson (men's assistant coach)
- Marsha Seagrave (Women's Head Manager)
- Tim Weaver (Men's Head Manager)
- Megan Watson (women's assistant coach)
- Manny Bautista Event Manager
- Danielle Siebert Event Manager
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USA Championship winners in the women's 5K run
USA Championship winners in the women's 10K run
US National Championship winners in Women's Marathon
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1974–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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USA Cross Country Championships female winners
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